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AN  AMERICAN  IN  GERMANY 


E.  E.  PATTOU 


Revised  Edition 


D.  C.  HEATH  &  CO.  PUBLISHERS 

BOSTON  NEW  YORK  CHICAGO 


Copyright,  191 !, 
By  D.  C.   Heath  &  Co, 

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PREFACE 


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Many  Americans  who  have  studied  German  for  some  years, 
and  even  those  who  are  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  gram- 
mar and  who  translate  readily,  have  had  the  experience  of 
finding  themselves,  on  arrival  in  Germany,  totally  incapable 
of  carrying  on  a  conversation  in  the  language. 

The  vocabulary  of  everyday  life  seems  somehow  to  have 
been  omitted  in  the  composition  of  the  usual  grammar 
exercises,  while  the  classical  reading,  required  for  college  or 
Regent's  examinations,  is  of  even  less  practical  assistance 
to  persons  desirous  of  speaking  modern  German.  The  re- 
quirement in  regard  to  oral  work,  which  was  recently 
introduced  by  the  New  York  Board  of  Regents,  reveals, 
however,  a  healthy  trend  toward  more  practical  methods. 

In  preparing  this  volume,  in  which  a  total  of  about  four 
thousand  words  is  introduced,  I  have  aimed  to  equip  stu- 
dents with  the  usual  vocabulary  of  the  modern  educated 
German;  thus  preparing  them  both  for  profitable  and  pleas- 
urable sojourning  in  Germany  and  for  a  better  appreciation 
of  their  readings  in  modern  German.  The  phraseology  of 
everyday  life  in  its  various  relations :  of  the  theatre,  the  shop, 
the  hotel,  society,  comment  on  music,  art,  books,  and  so 
forth,  is  illustrated  in  typical  conversations.  Each  idiom  is 
employed,  unobtrusively,  not  less  than  three  separate  times, 
a  repetition  which,  as  psychologists  tell  us,  "makes  it  our 
own."  A  mastery  of  the  forty-six  Plaudereien  will  enable 
American    or   English   students,  who  have    a    fair  gram- 


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matical  foundation,  to  converse  with  some  degree  of  ease, 
from  the  first  moment  of  arrival  in  Germany. 

While  the  Conversations  will,  in  general,  be  found  suitable 
for  mixed  classes,  a  few  (such  as  Plaudereien  25  and  26)  may 
be  omitted,  if  desired.  In  the  same  way,  for  girls'  schools, 
Platiderei  27  w^ould,  of  course,  be  inappropriate.  In  such 
C Oliver saiions  as  „Uber  53ii(^er,  3citf($riften,  ufm."  no  at- 
tempt has  been  made  to  introduce  literary  comment,  the 
design  of  the  method  being,  here  as  elsewhere,  merely  to 
bring  to  the  pupil's  notice  those  words  and  phrases  suitable 
for  intelligent  conversation  on  the  subject  in  hand. 

When  employed  weekly,  in  connection  with  grammar  and 
reading,  the  lessons  form  one  school-year's  course.  A  basis 
of  not  less  than  two  years'  previous  grammar  study  is  pre- 
supposed, in  order  that  the  best  results  be  achieved. 

In  employing  this  method  the  teacher  must,  naturally,  be 
guided  by  size  of  class,  conditions  of  work,  etc.  Excellent 
progress,  however,  will  be  noted  if  the  following  suggestions 
be  heeded. 

1.  The  home-preparation  of  the  Conversations  should  be 
performed  viva  voce,  each  phrase  being  repeated  until  it  runs 
as  smoothly  as  possible.  An  unhesitating  and  (as  the  pupil 
advances)  fairly  rapid  recitation  should  be  urged,  as  tending 
to  develope  fluency  and  to  aid  the  student  in  learning  to 
think  in  German. 

2.  The  Notes  should  be  recited  as  part  of  each  lesson. 
The  words  therein  suggested  and  explained  are  helpful  in 
forming  impromptu  conversations,  an  exercise  which  may 
be  introduced  with  profit  after  the  tenth  lesson. 

3.  The  first  five  Plaudereien  should  be  memorized  and  re- 
cited in  rotation  by  pairs  of  pupils,  as  if  they  were  engaging 
in  actual  conversation. 


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4.  As  it  would  be  impossible  to  memorize  the  entire  forty- 
six  Conversations,  it  is  suggested,  for  the  subsequent  con- 
duct of  large  classes,  that  the  English  version  be  written 
on  the  blackboard,  or  placed  before  the  pupil  by  means  of 
hectograph  copies.  Guided  thus  by  the  Enghsh,  the  student 
should  be  able  to  give  the  sentences  in  German  without 
hesitation.  If  possible,  no  English  should  be  spoken  by  the 
teacher  during  the  recitation  of  a  Plauderei. 

I  acknowledge  gratefully  the  assistance  of  Dr.  Paul  Kunzer 

of  the  New  England  College  of  Languages,  Boston,  whose 

keen  and  critical  examination  of  the  Conversations  was  a 

valuable  service. 

E.  E.  PATTOU. 

YONKERS,    N.    Y.,    191 1. 


Note  to  Second  Edition.  —  The  author  is  greatly  indebted  to 
Professor  E.  H.  P.  Grossmann  of  Simmons  College  for  kindly  point- 
ing out  certain  errors  and  opportunities  for  improvement  in  the  first 
edition.  Many  of  the  latter  have  already  been  found  feasible  for 
this  edition. 

Note  to  Third  Edition.  —  The  author  gratefully  acknowledges  cor- 
rections or  improvements  kindly  furnished  by  Fraulein  Else  Klemm, 
a  well-known  teacher  in  Berlin,  from  whom  hundreds  of  American  pro- 
fessors and  teachers  have  received  instruction. 


CONTENTS 

Page 

1.  (Sine  SSorftetlung,  An  introduction  (social) 2 

2.  SD^an  beftellt  ba^  fleinc  gruf)ftitcf,  Ordering  morning-coflfee   .  4 

3.  !Da8  3inTmermabc^cn,  The  chambermaid 8 

4.  S3eim  Slbenbbrot,  At  supper 12 

5.  3J?an  lernt  3)eutf(^  in  5lmerif a,  Learning  German  in  America  16 

6.  ©ine  S5orIabung  auf^  ^Kat^aug,  A  summons  to  the  City  Hall  20 

7.  ©inb  @ie  biel  in  @uropa  gereift?    Have  you  traveled  much 

in  Europe? 24 

8.  (gin  ©tubcnt  bcr  SlJJufif  in  S3erUn,  A  music-student  in  Berlin  28 

9.  S&t\\id},  Visitors 34 

10.  (Sine  ©tunbe  (a),  A  lesson  (a) 36 

11.  (Sine  etunbe  (b),  A  lesson  (b) 40 

12.  !Die  Slnfunft  auf  bent  S3af)nf)of  unb  im  §oteI,  Arrival  at  sta- 

tion and  hotel 44 

13.  53eim  (Sinfaufen,  Shopping 48 

14.  (Sin  5lu«flug  (a),  A  trip  (a) 52 

15.  (Sin  2Iu6flug  (b),  A  trip(b) 56 

16.  (Sin  33e[uc^  kirn  5Irst,  A  visit  at  the  doctor's 60 

17.  !Dic  2Baf(^frau,  The  laundress 64 

18.  Huf  S^eifen  (a),  Traveling  (a)     .     .     . 68 

19.  5luf9?eifen(b),  Traveling  (b)^ 72 

20.  Uber  ©port,  About  sports      .' 76 

21.  §Iuf  ber  'iPoft,  At  the  post-office 80 

22.  3m  Slutomobil,  Automobiling  in  Germany 84 

23.  3m  Sweater  (a),  At  the  theatre  (a) 90 

24.  Sm  2f)eater  (b),  At  the  theatre  (b) 94 

25.  53ei  ber  ©(^neiberin,  At  the  dressmaker's      ......  98 

26.  S3eim  !Damen=©(^neiber,  At  the  ladies'  tailor's 102 

27.  (Sin  §err  beim  ©d^neiber,  A  gentleman  at  the  tailor's    .     .  104 

28.  3m  9?eftaurant,  At  the  restaurant 108 

29.  3)ie  5lbfat)rt  Dom  §otel,  Leaving  the  hotel 110 

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Page 

30.  Gin  3u[nmmcntre[[cn,  A  meeting 114 

31.  (2cl)cn^iDurbiQfcitcn  in  9)?tind)cn,  Sightseeing  in  Munich  .     .  120 

32.  33ci  eiiicr  ^^rcunbiu,  At  a  friend's 124 

33.  iibcr  "ii^crfonen,  About  persons 130 

34.  liber   33ud^er,  ,3citfd>riftcn,  ^^itiingen,  u\\v.,  About  books, 

magazines,  newspapers,  etc 134 

35.  3n  bcr  ^onbitorei,  At  the  tea-room 140 

36.  Sine  5(merifQncrin  in  beutfcfier  ©cfeKfc^aft,  An  American  in 

German  society 144 

37.  Unter  jungen  9}?ab(|cn  (a),  Among  young  girls  (a)      ...  150 

38.  Unter  jungen  9}?abcf)en  (b).  Among  young  girls  (b)     .     .     .  154 

39.  2lm  3ottanit/  At  the  custom-house 156 

40.  ^eim  ®c5uf)ma(^er,  At  the  shoemaker's 158 

41.  3n  ber  *!]3apier^anblung,  At  the  stationer's 160 

42.  33etm  Uf)rmac§er,  At  the  watchmaker's 162 

43.  53eim  grifeur,  At  the  barber's 164 

44.  3n  ber  (Sf)emi[(^en  $Reinigung§=2In[taIt,  At  the  cleaning  and 

dyeing  establishment 164 

45.  S3riefe,  Letters 166 

46.  5Iuf  bem  !Dampfer,  On  the  steamer 172 

APPENDIX 179 

About  German  money. 

Dates. 

Telling  time. 

Restaurant  vocabulary. 

Names  of  principal  countries,  their  inhabitants,  etc. 


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2  AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

plaubcrei  \. 
(Sine  a^orftcUung. 

(A  mutual  aquaintance.) 

1.  grciulein  53ron)n,  barf  \6)  3f)nen  §errn  toon  (S($ilgen 
borftcllen? 

(5)te  3(menfanerin.) 

2.  §err  Don  ©cfiilgen. 
(^er  ®eut|d)e.) 

3.  @g  freut  tnic^  fe{)r,  @ie  fennen  gu  Iernen,i  gnabige^  grciu* 
Iem.2    @inb^  ©ie  fd^on  einige  ^eit  in  53erlm? 

4.  D^  netn.    SBir  finb  eben  aug  5Imerifa  angefontmcn. 

5.  51^  [o?  (Bk  [tnb  ^Imerifanerin?^  3(^  ^atte  @ie  fiir  eine 
^nglanberin  gef)alten.  5lu^  tneld^er  (Stabt  finb  Bk,  iDenn  Id^ 
fragen  barf? 

6.  S6)  bin  au^  3c=am^§ubfon,  einer  33orftabt  toon  ^^eu- 
^orf, 

7.  !I)a^  $ubfon=XaI  ift  eine  n3nnberfrf)one  ©egenb,  fagt  man. 
Unb  trie  gefctnt  e^  3f)nen  bei  nn^  f)icr  in  Berlin,  ober  fennen 
<Bk  bie  (Stabt  f(f)on^  t)on  friiijer? 

8.  ^f^ein,  bi^  je^t  fenne  ic^  !Deutfc^Ianb  uberf)aupt  nid^t. 
5In^  biefent  ®runb  fpred^e  i(^  ^\)Xt  (Sprad^e  fo  fd^Ied^t. 

9.  ^m  ©egenteil,  gndbige^  grciulein,  id)  finbe,  bag  ®ie 
fe()r  tDcnig  gef)ler  madden. 

10.  ®ie  finb  fef)r  liebengn^iirbig. 

11.  ^aben  ©te  h3irfli(^  3{)r  gute^  ^eutfd^  in  einer  anteri* 
fanifc^en  ©d^ule  gelemt? 

12.  ^ie  ©rammatif,  ja.  ^eiber  fef)Ite  e^  mir  immer  an 
@elegen{)eit  su  fpredfien. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  3 

CONVERSATION  1. 

An  introduction  (social). 
The  literal  rendering  is  occasionally  given  in  brackets,  [  ]. 

1.  Miss  Brown,  may  I  present  Mr.  von  Schilgen  [to  you]? 

{The  American,  fern.) 

2.  Mr.  von  Schilgen. 
{The  German,  masc.) 

3.  I  am  very  glad  to  meet  you  [gracious  Miss].  Have 
you  been  [are  you  already]  some  time  in  Berlin? 

4.  Oh,  no.     We  have  just  arrived  from  America. 

5.  Indeed?  You  are  an  American?  I  had  taken  you 
for  an  Englishwoman.  From  what  city  [out  of  what  city] 
are  you,  if  I  may  ask? 

6.  I  am  from  [out  of]  X-on-Hudson,  a  suburb  of  New 
York. 

7.  The  Hudson  valley  is  a  [wonderfully]  beautiful  region, 
they  say.  And  how  do  you  like  it  [how  does  it  please 
you  with  us]  here  in  Berlin;  or  had  you  become  acquainted 
with  the  city  [already]  before? 

8.  No,  until  now  I  have  not  known  [do  not  know]  Germany 
at  all.     For  this  reason  I  speak  your  language  so  badly. 

9.  On  the  contrary  [gracious  Miss],  I  find  that  you  make 
very  few  mistakes. 

10.  You  are  very  kind. 

11.  Did  you  really  learn  your  excellent  [good]  German 
in  an  American  school? 

12.  The  grammar,  yes.  Unfortunately  I  have  always 
lacked  the  opportunity  to  speak  [it  was  lacking  to  me  always 
in  opportunity  to  speak]. 


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13.  SSic  lange  beab[id)tlcjcn  (Sie  bci  un^  ju  biciben,  gna* 
bigc^  grtlulcin? 

14.  53i^  sum  3uni,  cjlaubc  id). 

15.  53i^-  3uin  ©ommer  tuerben  ®ie  siemlic^  fUefeenb  !IDcutfd^ 
fprcd)cn.  93ccibcn  '3ic  bcii  Uiiuiaug  (or,  53cr!cl)r)  niit  cuglifcf)= 
[pred)enben  "5^cuteu,  unb  gcI)cu  Sic  fo  oft  \mt  moglid)  in^3  X{)ca^ 
ter.  —  5ld),  e^  ift  fd)on  ijicr  Ubr.  3c^  mu6  fort  (verb  gef)en 
understood).  5luf  ^ieberfe()en,  gnabige^  grciulein.  ^d)  emp= 
feble  mid).^ 

16.  5lbieu,  $crr  t)on  ©diilgen. 

1.  fennen  lerncn,  to  become  acquainted  with,  lit.,  'to  learn  to  know'. 
—  Q.^  freut  mid),  Sie  fennen  gu  lemen,  /  am  glad  to  meet  you;  lit.,  'it 
gives  me  pleasure  to  learn  to  know  you'.  —  G'S  freut  mi(^,  Sie  fennen 
gelernt  ju  f)aben,  /  am  glad  to  have  made  your  acquaintance. 

2.  @nabigc  %x(xvi,  or  ©nabigfte,  Gracious  madam;  form  used  in 
addressing  a  married  woman.  —  @nabigeg  ^raulein,  Graciow^  Miss; 
form  used  in  addressing  an  unmarried  woman. 

3.  In  German  (as  in  French)  one  says:fi^oziy  long  are  you  here; 
never,  'How  long  have  you  been  here',  as  in  English.  See  also  sen- 
tence 8. 

4.  21(f),  £)(),  O,  Oh.    2lc^  is  usually  employed  alone  as  an  exclama- 

piauberei  2. 
mm  Bcffcat  btt§  erftc  ^-ru^ftiirf. 

(g§  flopfti.  —  ®er  Stmerifoner.) 

1.  herein! 

(®a§  3ii"ntermabcf)en.) 

2.  §aben  (Ste  geflingelt,  mein  §err? 

3.  3atDo!)(,  einigemal.^ 

4.  Gntfc^ulbigen  ®ie,  bie  .fEUngel  ift  Dielleic^t  nid^t  in 
Orbnung  (or,  bielleidjt  faput,  colloquial),  iffia^  befef)lcn 
bie  §errfd)aften? 


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13.  How  long  do  you  intend  to  remain  in  Berlin  [gracious 
Miss]? 

14.  Until  June,  I  think. 

15.  By  summer  you  will  be  able  to  speak  German  quite 
fluently.  Avoid  intercourse  with  English-speaking  people, 
and  go  as  often  as  possible  to  the  theatre.  —  Oh,  it  is  already 
four  o'clock.  I  must  go.  Au  revoir  [gracious  Miss].  I; 
present  my  compliments. 

16.  Good  afternoon  [good  bye],  Mr.  von  Schilgen. 

tion  prefacing  an  exclamation  or  statement.  See  sentence  15.  —  £), 
or  Of)  is  used,  as  in  English,  in  such  sentences  as  'Oh  yes',  *0h 
no',  etc. 

5.  The  indefinite  article  is  usually  omitted  before  predicate  nouns 
denoting  nationality,  profession,  etc.  Ex.  ^(^  bin  93?aler,  /  am  a 
painter,     dv  tft  ^^ranjofe,  he  is  a  Frenchman. 

6.  fd)on,  already.     See  Plauderei  5,  note  i. 

7.  3(f)  empfe^Ie  mid),  /  present  you  my  compliments;  lit.,  'I  commend 
myself.      (Said  by  gentleman  on  taking  leave.) 

^<i)  l^abe  bie  @f)re,  /  have  the  honor.  (Said  by  gentleman  on  entering 
or  leaving  a  room.) 

CONVERSATION  2. 

Ordering  morning  coffee. 

(Some  one  knocks.  —  The  American,  masc.) 

1.  Come  in! 

{The  chambermaid,) 

2.  Did  you  ring,  sir? 

3.  Yes  [indeed],  several  times. 

4.  Excuse  me,  the  bell  is  perhaps  out  of  order.  What 
do  you  wish,  sir  [does  the  gentry  command]? 


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5.  3(5  modjte  griiMtucf^  bcftcllen. 

6.  S53un[d)cn  <Sie  ^Jaffce,  ober  S^atao  (pron.  ca-cd-ow)? 

7.  (Sine  ^affc  ^affcc  mit  3}cilcf)  fiir  mcine  grau.  3c^  felbft 
mag  liebcr^  eine  3laffe  ^afao»  SSir  mod)ten  auc^  33rot(f)en 
(or,  (ScTrmieIn)  mit  irc^enb  einer  9}?armelabe.  Unb  bitte, 
laffcn  ©ie  un§  cut  paar^  h)eicf)gcfod)te  (5ier  geben» 

8»  ^iinfc^en  (Sie  me{)r  geuer?  (S^  ift  beinai^e  auggcgangen, 

9,  ^itte,  tmi  ©ie  ein  ©tiicf  ^olj  unb  eittige  ^rtfett^^  (or, 
etm^  ^o()Icn)  in  ben  Ofen.^  md)  friert  3ft  e^  fait  brau- 
feen? 

10,  (S^  ift  nic^t  gerabe  fait,  aber^  fef)r  feurf)t  unb  unange* 
ne!)m, 

IL  SD^eine  grau  emartct  i{)re  bcutfc^e  ?ef)rerin  um  neun 
Uf)r.  ©d^icfen  @ie  un^  ba^  gru!)ftu(f  I)erauf,^  bitte,  fo  fc^neK 
luie  moglid). 

12,  ©leid),  mein  ^err. 

1.  (S3  ffopft,  someone  is  knocking;  lit.,  'it  knocks'.  —  S^  HinQClt, 
someone  is  ringing;  lit.,  *it  rings'. 

2.  einmal,  once.  —  gmetmat,  ^wice.  —  breimal,  three  times. 

3.  (erfteg)  ^ruf)ftucf,  co^ee  awi  ro//^;  lit.,  'first  breakfast'. 

4.  3^  wog  liebcr,  /  prefer;  lit.,  'I  like  rather'.  —  3c^  e[[e  lieber,  / 
prefer  (to  eat);  lit.,  'I  eat  rather',  or,  'more  gladly'.  —  ^c^  trinfeliebcr, 
/  prefer  (to  drink) ;  lit.,  'I  drink  more  gladly'.  —  ^d)  Ie[e  lieber,  I  pre- 
fer (to  read);  lit.,  'I  read  more  gladly'.     See  Plauderei  4,  note  2. 

5.  ha^  ^oar,  pair;  two  of  a  kind.  —  poor  used  with  ein  as  indecl. 
adj.  (ein  being  also  indeclinable),  a  few;  a  couple;  some. 

Ex.  ^d)  fiabe  ein  "^Paar  ©c^ulje,  /  have  a  pair  of  shoes.  —  3d)  f)abe 
ein  paar  SSoc^cn  bort  berbrac^t,  /  spent  a  few  weeks  there. 

6.  ha^  53rifett.     Brick  of  manufactured  fuel  used  in  Europe. 

7.  ber  Cfen.  Tall  stove  of  porcelain  tiles  reaching  to  ceiling,  and 
so  constructed  as  to  retain  heat  after  fire  has  gone  out. 

8.  abcr  =  but.  —  fonbern  =  but  (after  a  negative  in  preceding 
clause,  introducing  a  contrary  statement).     See  Plauderei  5,  25. 

9.  Care  should  be  taken  to  master  the  following: 


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5.  I  should  like  to  order  breakfast. 

6.  Do  you  wish  coffee,  or  cocoa? 

7.  A  cup  of  coffee  with  milk  for  my  wife.  I,  myself, 
prefer  a  cup  of  cocoa.  We  should  also  like  rolls  with  some 
kind  of  marmelade.  And  please  have  a  couple  of  soft- 
boiled  eggs  cooked  for  us. 

8.  Do  you  wish  more  fire?  It  has  nearly  gone  out. 

9.  Please  put  a  piece  of  wood  and  several  briquettes 
((?r,  some  coal)  into  the  stove,    I  am  cold,    Is  it  cold  out? 

10.  It  is  not  really  cold,  but  very  damp  and  unpleasant. 

11.  My  wife  is  expecting  her  German  teacher  at  nine 
o'clock.  Send  up  breakfast  [to  us],  please,  as  quickly  as 
possible. 

12.  Immediately,  sir. 

Upstairs. 

Oben.     @r  ift  oben,  he  is  upstairs.     (No  motion.) 

^erauf.     ^ommen  <Sie  I)erauf,   come  upstairs.     (Motion    toward 

speaker.) 

^'pinauf .     @el)en  ©ie  ^inauf,  go  upstairs.     (Motion  away  from  speaker.) 
^omtnen  ©ie  nad^  obcn,  come  upstairs;  gefien  <Sie  na(^  oben,  go  up- 

stairs. 

Downstairs. 

Untcn.     @r  (ft  unten,  he  is  downstairs.     (No  motion.) 

^erunter,  ^otnmen  ©ic  l^erunter,  come  downstairs.  (Motion  to- 
ward speaker.) 

^tnunter.  ®ef)en  ©ie  f)inunter,  go  downstairs.  (Motion  away  from 
speaker.) 

^ommen  ®ie  na<i)  unten  (gef)8n  <Sie  nac!^  unten),  come  downstairs 
(go  downstairs) . 

Rule.  —  Prefix  f)er  when  motion  suggested  is  toward  the  speaker. 
Prefix  {)in  when  motion  is  away  from  the  speaker. 


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Plaubcrci  5. 
^o§  8""ntcrmabd)cit. 

(^Qy  3tnimermnbcl)cn.) 

1.  ^a^  [ud^en  <Sie,  graulcin  ^romn? 
(5)ie  5lmcritanerin.) 

2.  nd),  Jrubc,  tci  f)abe  meinen  ^midcri  t)ertcgt  ^offeutM) 
fonimt  cr  halh  sum  5Borfcf)cin.  ^(^  fann  if)u  fe^r  fc^tuer  ent^ 
bc()ren. 

3.  (5r  mufe  irgcnbrt^o^  im  dimmer  fein.  —  (gr  liegt  ja  r}icr 
auf  ber  ^ommobe^  unter  Severn  (Bd)kkv. 

4.  SSie  Dergefeltd^  (or,  bumm)  t)ott  mlr!  Unb  nun,  too  ift 
mein  ^oif?^  3c§  ^abe  iftn  geftem  abenb  am  9^ageF  im  ^orri= 
bor  aufgef)angt 

5.  3d^  {)abe  t^n  fd)on  gebiirftet  unb  in  ben  ^c^ranf  gefjftngt. 

6.  3)anfe  fef)r.  Siffen  ®ie,  Xrube,  ob  meine  (Sd^u^e^  fc^on 
ge^DUijt  finb? 

7.  ©epu^t  ftnb  fie,  gnabigeS  grciulein.  SBie  nadjlajfig^  Don 
bem  ©einrid;!    dx  ^atte  fie  fteraufbringen  foden.' 

8.  ^itte,  gef)en  ©ie  f)inunter  unb  fagen  ©ie  if)m,  ba^  i^  bie 
ed)u()e  gleic^  ^aben  mufe,  Unb  fc^ideu  eie  mir  ctm^  ^{?of)len 
!)erauf.    a)?ein  tof)lenfaften  ift  bcina^e  leer, 

9.  ©eften  gnabigeS  grciulein  ^eute  morgen'  au§? 

10.  3a,  i(^  mufe  ein  paar  (Sinfaufe  madden,  ^ht  e^  cine 
gute  (Sd)reibtDarenI}anbIung  in  ber  9^Ja^e? 

11.  ^amhl  3m  @efd)aft  (or,  ?aben)  gegeniiber  finbet 
man  eine  fel)r  gutc  ^lug^al)!  don  ®d;reibpapier,  ufm.  (unb  fo 
rtieiter). 

12.  ^itte,  bringen  ©ie  n)af)rcnb  meiner  ^Ibtt)efenf)eit  mein 
dimmer  in  Orbnung.  ^n  ciner  I)alben  etunbc  bin''  id^  p* 
rucf» 


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CONVERSATION  3. 
The  chambermaid. 

(The  chambermaid.) 

1.  What  are  you  looking  for,  Miss  Brown? 
{The  American,  fern.) 

2.  Oh,  Trudie,  I  have  mislaid  my  glasses.  It  is  to  be 
hoped  that  they  [it]  will  come  to  light  soon.  I  can  scarcely 
get  on  without  them. 

3.  They  must  be  somewhere  in  the  room.  —  Why,  here 
they  are  on  the  dressing  table  under  your  veil. 

4.  How  forgetful  {or,  stupid)  of  me!  And  now,  where 
is  my  skirt?  I  hung  it  up  on  the  hook  in  the  corridor  last 
evening. 

5.  I  have  [already]  brushed  it  and  hung  it  up  in  the  ward- 
robe. 

6.  Thank  you  very  much.  Do  you  know,  Trudie,  whether 
my  shoes  are  cleaned  yet? 

7.  They  are  cleaned.  Miss.  How  careless  of  Henry!  He 
should  have  brought  them  up. 

8.  Please  go  downstairs  and  tell  him  that  I  must  have 
the  shoes  right  away.  And  send  me  up  some  coal.  My 
coal-scuttle  is  almost  empty. 

9.  Are  you  [is  the  gracious  Miss]  going  out  this  morning? 

10.  Yes,  I  must  make  a  couple  of  purchases.  Is  there 
a  good  stationery-shop  in  the  neighborhood? 

11.  Yes,  indeed.  In  the  shop  opposite  one  finds  a  very 
good  choice  in  writing  paper,  and  so  forth. 

12.  During  my  absence  put  [bring]  my  room  in  order, 
please.    I  shall  be  back  in  half  an  hour. 


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13.  3;c^t  ift  S\)X  i^immcr  in  Orbnung,  gnabicje^  graulein. 

14.  T)a^  ift  c^iit.  (gg  mv  fe^r  ftaubig  ([cf)mut^ig).  ©c^af^ 
fen  ©ie  bicfcn  ^el)ri(ftt  meg,  unb  tiergeffen  ©ie  nidjt,  ben  "papier* 
torh  5u  Iccrcn. 

15.  3ft  fonft  noiif  etmng  511  tim,ii  graulein  53ron)n? 

16.  SKoflcn  <Sie  fo  gut  fein,  ha^  geuer  ein  bifed^en  gu 
fd)urcn?  .  .  .  31(5,  id)  {)abe  ja  bie  ^auptfad^e^^  Dergeffcn.  3ft 
ber  33rieftrager  f)eute  morgen  {)ier  gen)efen?  3(f)  erlDarte  aug= 
lanbifc^e  33riefe. 

17.  giir  ®ie  {)at  er  i)eute  morgen  nt(5t^  gef)abt,  gnttbige^ 
graulein.  3ft  3f)r  33rief  fertig?  ©olt  i(5  if)n  in  ben  53riefs 
faften  fte(fen?i3 

18.  3a,  bitte  fet)r.  3(5  ii^itt  ii)n  nur  no(5  in«  ^out)ert 
ftedfen  unb  eine  53riefmar!e  auffleben. 

1.  ber  3^idet:  (sing.),  eyeglasses.  —  bie  S3rille  (sing.),  spectacles. — 
baS  gutteral,  case  for  glasses. 

2.  irgenbiro,  somewhere;  —  nirgetiblro,  nowhere;  —  nirgenbtoo  anbcrS, 
nowhere  else. 

3.  bic  SD^obel  beS  ©(^lafjimmer^,  bedroom  furniture.  —  bie  ^om= 
mobe,  dresser,  bureau;  ber  ©tuf)I,  chair;  ber  ©c^reibtifc^,  desk;  ber  Slifd^, 
table;  ber  5^a(^ttifc^,  small  cupboard-table  standing  beside  bed;  "iiO.^ 
53ett,  bed;  bag  ^liimeau  (formerly  %zhtxhtii),  feather-quilt;  ber  Sieppic^, 
carpet,  rug;  ber  ©c^ranf,  wardrobe.  (Built-in  closets  are  unusual  in 
Europe.) 

4.  ber  9?0(f,  woman's  skirt;  also  man's  coat.  —  In  Germany  cloth 
garments  as  well  as  shoes  are  placed  outside  one's  door  at  night, 
to  be  brushed  and  replaced  before  rising-time. 

5.  ber  S^agel,  hook,  or  nail.  —  bie  ^^agel,  fingernails. 

6.  ein  *ij5aar  ©(^uif)e,  a  pair  of  men's  or  women's  shoes.  —  cin  ^aar 
©tiefel,  a  pair  of  men's  boots. 

7.  ber  Wiener  ift  pDerlaffig,  the  man-servant  is  reliable.  —  baS  ©ienft= 
miibc^en  ift  nac^Iaffig,  the  maid-servant  is  careless. 


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13.  Now  your  room  is  in  order  [Miss]. 

14.  That  is  good.  It  was  very  dusty  (dirty).  Take 
away  this  trash  [sweepings],  and  do  not  forget  to  empty 
the    waste-basket. 

15.  Is  there  anything  more,  Miss  Brown? 

16.  Will  you  be  so  good  as  to  poke  the  fire  a  bit?  .  .  . 
Oh,  I  have  forgotten  the  principal  thing.  Has  the  postman 
been  here  this  morning?    I  am  expecting  foreign  letters. 

17.  He  had  nothing  for  you  this  morning,  Miss.  Is  your 
letter  ready?     Shall  I  put  it  in  the  letter-box? 

18.  Yes,  please.  I  only  want  to  put  it  into  the  envelope 
and  put  [paste]  on  a  stamp. 

8.  Note  difficult  construction.  *  Further  examples: 
Sr  l^atte  eS  mac^en  fotlen,  he  should  have  done  it.  —  Sr  t)atte  eS  nid^t 
fagcn  follen,  he  shotdd  not  have  said  it. 

g.  her  9}?orgen,  the  morning;  morgen  (written  with  a  small  letter) 
is  the  adverbial  use.  Ex.  3)er  9)?orgen  ift  fc^on,  the  morning  is  beau- 
tiful. —  ^6)  iDerbe  morgen  abenb  abreifen,  /  shall  leave  to-morrow  evening 
(or,  l)eute  morgen,  this  morning). 

10.  In  German  the  present  is  often  used  for  the  future. 

11.  ctnjag  =  so7ne:  Ex.  ettoaS  53rot,  some  bread;  etrta^  ^ucfer,  some 
sugar;  ettoaS  (followed  by  an  adjective  with  ending  eS)  =  something. 
Ex.  ettoaS  (Sc^oneS,  something  beautiful;  ettoag  93iIIigeg,  something 
cheap. 

12.  bie  ^auptfad^e,  principal  thing.  —  bie  5^ebenfacf)e,  secondary 
matter.  Ex.  S5a3  i[t  nur  9Jebenfa(^e,  that  is  only  a  matter  of  secondary 
importance. 

13.  Notice  use  of  ftecfcn  (to  put)  in  sentences  17  and  18.  See 
Plauderei  9,  notes. 


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piauberci  ^. 
S3cim  Slbenbbrot^  (or,  5tbcnbcffcn). 

1.  5?crjci{)cn  ®ic,  §err  toon  (Sc^ilgen,  barf  ic^  um  ba^  33rot 
bitten? 

2.  ©ehjife.  2:rinfen  (Bit  ^tuit  abenb  fein  33ier,  §err  ^rotDu? 
®ie  nef)inen  nid^t  fef)r  fcfinell  beut[($e  ®ett)o{)nf)eiten  an,  tomn 
<Bk  nod^  m(f)t  53ier  trinfett  gelernt  {)aben.  2Bir  ()alten  e^  fiir 
fct)r  gefunb. 

3.  Qd)  finbe  ba^  SO^iind^ner  53ier  gans  t)ortreffU($.  §eutc 
abcnb  aber  bin  id)  tobmiibe*  @^  i[t  fef)r  ermiibenb,  bie  @ale= 
rien  (or,  ©emalbefammlungen)  gu  bcfuc^en.  ^^eSmegen  trinfe 
t(^  lieber-  etma^  9?otn)ein.  (3um  Wiener.)  —  SJJeine  glafd^e 
SSein,  bitte. 

(®er  3)iener.) 

4.  !^arf  id^  3{)nen  einfd^enfen? 

5.  iBitte.  .  ♦  ,  (Sie,  §err  t)on  <Sd^iIgen,  ftnb  felbft  !ein  rid^= 
tiger  !l)eutf(^er.  3d)  f)abe  fd^ion  in  ber  lel^ten  3^it  gemerft,  bag 
©ie  fef)r  trenig  53ier  trinfen. 

6.  T)k  SSat)r^eit  gu  fagen,  trinfe  ic^  ^ier  rec^t  gem.  Seiber 
bertrage  id)  e^  aber  nic^t  me!)r  fo  gut,  feitbem  id^  bie  ^(inb- 
barmentjiinbung  gef)abt  \)aht.  (3um  §errn,  ber  it)m  gegenuber  fi^t.) 
53er3eif)en  ©ie,  lieber  §err  3)oftor,  hjenn  id^  ®ie  ftore.  S)arf 
i(^  (Sie  bitten,  mir  ben  ^afe  gu  reid^en?  3!)er  fdfimedt  namtidfi 
{)eute  abenb  ganj  t)ortrefflid^.  —  ^e[ten  ®anf,  §err  ^oftor. 

(®er  S)o!tDr.) 

7.  33itte,  bitte  (or,  teine  Urfad^e)! 

(§err  boit  ©dittgen.) 

8.  ^arf  i(§  3f)nen  ein  (Stlidd^en  anbieten,  §err  53ron)n? 

9.  3d)  banfe. 

10.  ^offentUd)  b^ben  Bit  fid^  b^i^te  nad^mittag  nid^t  gu 
febr  angeftrcngt.    Bit  effen  ja  gar  md)t^. 


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CONVERSATION  4. 

At  supper. 

1.  Pardon  me,  Mr.  von  Schilgen,  may  I  ask  for  the  bread? 

2.  Certainly.  —  Are  you  drinking  no  beer  this  evening, 
Mr.  Brown?  You  are  not  adopting  German  customs  very 
quickly,  if  you  have  not  yet  learned  to  drink  beer.  We 
consider  it  very  wholesome. 

3.  I  find  the  Munich  beer  most  excellent.  This  evening, 
however,  I  am  tired  to  death.  It  is  very  fatiguing  to  visit 
the  picture-galleries.  On  that  account  I  prefer  to  drink 
some  red  wine.  {To  man-servant)  My  bottle  of  wine, 
please. 

{The  man-servant) 

4.  Shall  I  pour  it  for  you? 

5.  Please.  —  You,  Mr.  von  Schilgen,  are  yourself  no 
genuine  German.  I  have  noticed  lately  that  you  drink 
very  Httle  beer. 

6.  To  tell  the  truth,  I  am  fond  of  beer.  Unfortunately 
it  no  longer  agrees  with  me  so  well  since  I  have  had  ap- 
pendicitis. {To  the  gentleman  who  sits  opposite  to  him) 
Pardon  me,  [dear]  Doctor,  if  I  disturb  you.  May  I  ask 
you  to  pass  me  the  cheese?  It  is  [tastes,  by  the  way,] 
excellent  this  evening. —  Many  [best]  thanks.  Doctor. 

{The  doctor.) 

7.  You  are  quite  welcome. 
{Mr.  von  Schilgen.) 

8.  May  I  offer  you  a  little  piece,  Mr.  Brown? 

9.  No,   thank  you   [I  thank]. 

10.  I  hope  [it  is  to  be  hoped]  that  you  have  not  over- 
exerted yourself  this  afternoon.  You  are  eating  nothing 
at  all. 


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11.  ©ic  ftnb  inctlcirf)!  p  kfcftafticjt  c^crDcfcn,  ^crr  toon  ®(^tt= 
Qcn,  uin  mid)  311  bcobad)tcii.  3d)  Iiabc  ntimlid)  cin  grogc^  ©tiidf 
^cftinfcn,  sit)ei  (gier,  cine  SQ^cnge^  ©alat,  brei  (^tiidfc^en  (Sd)n)aq= 
brot  unb  etma^  ^cife  gegeffen. 

12.  (Sic  nedfen  gcrn. — 3d)  gebe  ^u,  bafe  icf)  [elber  t)on  meincm 
5lu^fluge  rec^t  ]()ungrig  h)ar.  (3um  !5)iener.)  g^od^  ein  ©tiidf 
53rot  bitte. 

13.  SSo  ift  bie  grau  53aromn  f)eute  abenb?  3ft  fie  luieber 
franf?    ^eim  9D?ittaggeffen  faf)  fie  etlDag  angegriffen  aug. 

14.  3c^  glaube,  fie  ift  in  bie  Oper  gegangen  unb  ]f)at  urn 
fed^^  U()r  gegeffen. 

15.  SBelc^e  Oper  tnirb  f)eute  gegeben? 

16.  „§offmann^  (Srsaf)Iungen."    ®ie  fennen  fie  natiirlid^? 

17.  3atBof)L  3c^  t)in  ganj  begeiftert  babon.  3)ag  ©tiicf 
ift  in  SO?unrf)en  fo  prac^tdoll  inf^eniert.  SSer  fingt  f)eute  bie 
^auptrolle? 

(®er  S)tener.) 

18.  @ntfd§ulbigen  @ie,  §err  33ron)n,  ein  33efu(§  fiir  ©ie. 
^er  §err  njartet  im  ©alon. 

19.  5ltfo,  —  9J?af)Iseit/  §err  toon  ©dfiilgen!  ©n  greunb 
l)olt  mid^  ah.    SSir  gei)en  in^^  ^onjert. 

20.  ©uten  5Ibenb,  §err  iBronjn.  3(^  tDiinfd^e  3^nen  Diel 
SBergniigen. 

1.  hit  9D?at)l3citen,  wea/^;  erfteg  f^riiMtticf,  morning  coffee;  jmeiteg 
^riiMtticf,  hmch  (less  common  than  formerly);  baS  9}Jittaggeffen,  {mid- 
day) dinner;  ber  Coffee,  afternoon  coffee;  hd^  2l6enbef[en  {ha^  %htx[h' 
brot),  evening-meal,  supper;  ba6  S)iner,  evening  dinner  (served  in  all 
good  hotels,  and  in  private  houses  when  formal  entertaining  is  done). 

2.  ^6)  cf[e  <S(^lDarjbrot  gem,  /  like  black  bread;  lit.,  *I  eat  black 
bread  gladly'.  —  ^6)  effe  SSeifebrot  lieber,  /  like  white  bread  better;  lit., 
*I  eat  white  bread  more  gladly'.  —  2lm  Uebften  effe  i^  ^ud^en,  /  like 
cakes  best;  lit.,  'I  eat  cakes  most  gladly'.  —  Xoxiitw.  ©te  gem?  Do 
you  like  to  dance?  lit.,  'do  you  dance  gladly'. 


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11.  Perhaps  you  have  been  too  busy,  Mr.  von  Schilgen, 
to  notice  me.  I  have,  in  fact,  eaten  a  large  piece  of  ham, 
two  eggs,  a  quantity  of  salad,  three  pieces  of  black  bread, 
and  some  cheese. 

12.  You  are  fond  of  teasing  [you  tease  gladly]. —  I  admit 
that  I  myself  was  extremely  hungry  after  my  trip.  {To 
servant.)    Another  piece  of  bread,  please. 

13.  Where  is  the  baroness  this  evening?  Is  she  ill  again? 
At  [midday]  dinner  she  looked  rather  fatigued. 

14.  I  think  she  has  gone  to  the  opera  and  ate  (supper) 
at  six  o'clock. 

15.  Which  opera  is  given  {passive  verb)  to-day? 

16.  "The  Tales  of  Hoffman."     You  know  it,  of  course? 

17.  Yes,  indeed.  I  am  in  raptures  over  it.  The  piece 
is  so  magnificently  staged  in  Munich.  Who  sings  the  prin- 
cipal part  to-day? 

{The  servant.) 

18.  Excuse  me,  Mr.  Brown,  a  visitor  [visit]  for  you. 
The  gentleman  is  waiting  in  the  drawing-room. 

19.  Well,  "Mahlzeit",  Mr.  von  Schilgen.  A  friend  has 
called  [is  calling]  for  me.     We  are  going  to  the  concert. 

20.  Good  evening,  Mr.  Brown.  I  hope  you  will  enjoy 
yourself  [I  wish  you  much  pleasure]. 

3.  tint  SD?cnge  ?cute,  a  large  number  of  people.  —  einc  SD^engc  ^ud^en, 
a  large  quantity  of  cake.  —  cine  Qro^c  9)?eTtgc  ^ud^cn,  a  very  large  quan- 
tity of  cake. 

4.  „9}Ja^l5eit".  Expression  used  in  Germany  at  conclusion  of 
dinner  or  supper,  accompanied  by  handshaking.  It  is  an  abbreviated 
form  of  „@efegnete  9D'Jaf)^eit"  which  is  also  employed. 

5.  One  of  the  most  puzzling  things  in  German  to  the  foreigner 
is  the  number  of  prepositions  translated  by  to;  as:  in,  auf,  nad),  ^u, 
an. 


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m 


'^^  gel^e  in«  (in  ha^)  Xt)eQtcr,  /  am  going  to  the  theatre. 
3cf)  9cf)c  in  bie  Oper,  /  aw  going  to  the  opera, 
^d}  gefie  in  bie  £ird)e,  /  am  going  to  church. 
l3ci)  gcl)e  in  bie  ©c^ule,  /  am  going  to  school. 
Note,  —  With  the  dative  case  and  a  verb  not  expressing  motion, 
in  may  be  translated  at:  ^6)  h)ar  im  Xi)iattx,  I  was  at  the  theatre. 

i^(^  9ef)e  auf  bie  "iPoft,  /  am  going  to  the  post-office. 
3fd^  gef)e  auf  ben  33a]^n^of,  /  am  going  to  the  station, 
^d)  gef)e  auf  einen  53oII,  /  am  going  to  a  ball. 

piaubcret  5. 
Wlan  Icntt  2)cutfc^  in  Slmcrifa. 

1.  ©inb  ^k  fc^on^  in  ^eutfc^Ianb  gemefen,  graulein  SBroiDti? 

2.  5^o(i)  nid^t,  ^err  (Sc^mibt.  3(^  {)offe,  nad^fteg  3af)r  I)in= 
gugef)en,  5lug  biefem  @ninb  bemilfie  i(j^  mi(5,  ein  bifec^en  S)eutfc§ 
gu  Iernen» 

3.  5lber  td^  ftnbe,  (Sie  fpred^en  eg  fef)r  gut. 

4.  ©ie  f^meicfieln  mir.  SD^eine  ^enntni^  beg  !i)eutf(5en  ift 
fef)r  gering.  ^enn  man  blog  iiber  alltaglic^e  !Dinge  fprid^t, 
Derfte^e  id^  beina{)e  alteg.  (Sg  ift  nur  fd^abe,  hai  ic&  febr  oft 
nid^t  antiDorten  fann, 

5.  SSie  lange  lernen  ©ie  fd^on  ^Deutfc^? 

6.  (Seit  anbertf)alb  3a{)ren.  3e^t  fange  id^  an,  ^onijerfa* 
tiongftnnben  gn  ne{)men. 

7.  S)ag  ift  bod^  intereffanter,  nid^t  xoa^v? 

S.  3cih)of)L  3d^  intereffiere  mid^  fel)r  fiir  bie  ibiomatifd^en 
unb  fogenannten  urbeutfdfien^  5lugbrucfe. 

9.  §aben  ©ie  ^ugen^  gern?   (pron.  „boot=3en")» 

10.  ©ujen?    SSag  f)ei6t  ^ujen? 

11.  ^ujen  I)ei6t,  eine  ^erfon  mit  b  u,  b  i  r,  b  i  d^  anreben. 


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Note.  —  With  the  dative  ouf  is  translated  "at" :  ^^  hjor  auf  bcr  ^o[t, 
/  was  at  the  post-office. 

naii)     ^d)  9ef)e  nac^  ber  ©tabt,  /  am  going  to  town:  With  names  of 
cities  always  use  na<i),  following  a  verb  of  motion. 
3(^  ging  m^  ^axi^,  I  went  to  Paris. 
SBir  reiften  na<i)  5^eh)  §)orf,  we  journeyed  to  New  York. 

i3(^  gef)e  ^u  ^ett,  /  am  going  to  bed. 
53itte,  ^u  Xi\(i),  formula  used  by  servants  to  announce  a 
meal;  lit.,  'please,  to  table'. 


CONVERSATION  5. 
Learning  German  in  America. 

1.  Have  you  ever  been  in  Germany,  Miss  Brown? 

2.  Not  yet,  Mr.  Schmidt.  I  hope  to  go  there  next  year. 
For  that  reason  I  am  trying  to  learn  a  little  German. 

3.  But  you  speak  it  very  well,  I  think  [find]. 

4.  You  flatter  me.  My  knowledge  of  German  is  very 
slight.  If  one  is  speaking  only  of  every-day  matters  I 
understand  nearly  everything.  Only  it  is  a  pity  that  I 
very  often  cannot  answer. 

5.  How  long  have  you  been  studying  [learning]  German? 

6.  For  [since]  a  year  and  a  half.  I  am  beginning  now  to 
take  conversation  lessons. 

7.  That,  I  take  it,  is  more  interesting,  is  it  not? 

8.  Yes,  indeed.  I  am  much  interested  [I  interest  my- 
self] in  the  idioms  and  the  so-called  "thoroughly  German" 
expressions. 

9.  Do  you  like  [have  you  gladly]  duzen? 

10.  Duzen?     What  does  that  mean? 

11.  Duzen  means  to  address  a  person  with  "thou  and 
thee." 


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12.  3:rfi  ftnbc  btc  ©itte  ^an^  rci^cnb.  ©d^abe,  bag  c§  bie 
bci  ung  nid)t  gibt! 

13.  ©efallt  3f)ncn  bie  <B—  g}?ctf)obc? 

14.  ^ie  l^at  meine  ©(f)n)efter  derfuc^t.  "Sie  f)at  fte  [ef)r 
nicnig  praftifrf)  Qcfunbcn.  9J?an  kmt  gu  toiele  nu^Iofe  ^Sorter 
uitb  bcniad^Iaffigt^  ba^  9^oth3cnbigfte. 

15.  C£§  gibt  gcmiffc  9}Zet^obcn,  bie  nid^t§  at§  (or  lautcr^) 
3citt)erf(^iDcnbung  finb. 

16.  !J)ie  beutfc^e  SBortftellung  tnad)t  mir  au^erorbentlid^  t)iel 

17.  9^a(^  unb  nac^  irirb  fie  S^ntn  kid)itx  hjerben. 

18.  S)ag  farm  id)  faunt  gtauben.  3c^  beneibe  @ie,  §err 
(S($mibt,  bafe  (Sie  grangofifd^  ebenfogut  h)ie  ^eutfdfi  fonnen. 

19.  ?eiber  ift  meine  ,^enntnig  beg  gran^ofifc^en  fef)r  ein= 
geroftet.   3{)r  grctulein^  (Sc^tuefter  fpric^t  granjofifd^,  ni(^t  mafir? 

20.  SQ^eine  ©cfitcefter  intereffiert  fic^  (or,  fc^tDcinnt)  fef)r  fur 
frembe  (Sprac^en.  (Sie  fpric^t  3^eutf(^,  grangofif(^  unb  3ta= 
lienifd^  gans  fUefeenb  unb  leiftet  auc^  Mc^tige^  im  i^ateinifc^en. 
Sebermann  fagt,  ba^  fie  \ti)x  t)iel  ©prac^talent  f)at. 

21.  ©ie  ift  in  Suropa  (pron.  "Oy-ro'-pah'')  ergogen  ti3or= 
ben,  nid)t  n3af)r? 

22.  5lic^t  gang.  ®ie  bat  nur  fiinf  ^a^re  bort  tjerbrad^t. 
©pater  ^atttn  inir  immer  au^Icinbifd^e  ©outiemanten. 

23.  ^arf  id^  Q^nen  einen  fleinen  dlaf^  geben,  graulein 
53rott)n? 

24.  ^enn  ©ie  fo  Heben^lijurbig  fein  tDoHen. 

25.  5Ilfo,  ein  gang  au^gegeid^neteg  9)?ittel,  um  eine  frembe 
©prad^e  gu  eriernen,  ift:  lernen  ©ie  }eben  Xag  mef)rere  ©ai^e 
augtuenbig.  3^  meine  nidfit  ^oefie,  bie  fpater  fommt,  fonbern 
alltdglid^e  5Iu6brude. 

26.  3df)  banfe  3^nen  fiir  3f)ren  guten  $Ratfd^Iag.  3^ 
mvht  mein  53cftc6  t)crfu(^cn,  gute  gortfc^ritte^  gu  madden. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  1 9 

12.  I  find  the  custom  very  charming.  What  a  pity  that 
it  does  not  exist  [give]  with  us. 

13.  Does  the  ''S —  method"  please  you? 

14.  My  sister  tried  it.  She  found  it  rather  impractical 
[very  little  practical].  One  learns  too  many  useless  words 
and  neglects  the  more  [most]  important. 

15.  There  are  certain  methods  which  are  nothing  but  a 
waste  of  time. 

16.  I  have  a  great  deal  of  [extraordinarily  much]  trouble 
with  the  German  order  of  words. 

17.  By  and  by  it  will  become  easier  for  you. 

18.  I  can  scarcely  believe  it.  I  envy  you,  Mr.  Schmidt, 
that  you  know  [can]  French  as  well  as  German. 

19.  Unfortunately  my  [knowledge  of]  French  is  very  rusty. 
Your  sister  speaks  French,  does  she  not? 

20.  My  sister  is  very  much  interested  in  (or  is  enthusiastic 
over)  foreign  languages.  She  speaks  German,  French,  and 
ItaHan  fluently,  and  is  very  good  [performs  ably]  in  Latin. 
Every  one  says  that  she  has  much  talent  for  languages. 

21.  She  was  educated  [brought  up]  in  Europe,  was  she  not? 

22.  Not  entirely.  She  spent  five  years  there.  Later 
we  always  had  foreign  governesses. 

23.  May  I  give  you  a  little  advice.  Miss  Brown? 

24.  If  you  will  be  so  kind. 

25.  Well,  an  excellent  way  to  acquire  a  foreign  language 
is:  learn  several  sentences  by  heart  every  day.  I  do  not 
mean  poetry,  which  comes  later,  but  every-day  expressions. 

26.  I  thank  you  for  your  good  advice.  I  will  do  my  best 
to  make  good  progress. 


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27.  3c^t  mu6  id)  narf)  §aufc  (9cf)cn,  understood).  SBir 
treffcn  un^  {)cutc  abcnb  bci  grau  3onc^,  nic^t  h)af)r? 

1.  fc^on  (already)  is  used  much  oftener  in  German  than  in  English. 
(See  also  sentences.)  (£c^on,  bod)  (//tew),  eigentlic^  (really),  and  nam= 
Ild^  (that  is  to  say)  may  be  classed  by  themselves.  They  are,  as  it 
seems  to  the  foreigner,  often  thrown  in  quite  unnecessarily;  yet  they 
denote  a  relationship  to  the  preceding  thought,  that  in  English  is  often 
expressed  by  'for',  'you  know',,  'by  the  way',  'of  course',  etc. 

Ex.  ^d)  bin  namlic^  fronf,  /  am  ill.  In  this  phrase  niimlid^  is 
almost  impossible  to  translate. 

2.  ur,  a  prefix  of  nouns  and  adjectives  generally  implying  primi- 
tiveness,  or  that  which  commences  or  is  oldest.  Sometimes  adds 
intensive  force  to  a  word.  Ex.  uralt,  extremely  old,  primitive.  — 
urbeutfc^,  fundamentally  German.  —  ber  UrbelDofiner,  original  inhab- 
itant. —  ba^  Urbilb,  prototype. 

3.  bag  ^Duljenb  =  dozen,  twelve.  —  ba^  ©ugen,  the  use  of  'thou* 
and  'thee\  instead  of  the  more  formal  'you'  (©ic).  The  ^ugen  is  em- 
ployed in  the  family  circle;  also  in  addressing  boys  and  girls,  under 
twelve  years  of  age,  in  schools  as  well  as  elsewhere.  See  Plaudereien 
II  and  32  for  use. 

piauberet  6. 

©ittc  S^orlabungi  auf§  dtaO^au^, 

h  ©uten  SD^orgen,  liebe  grau  ^oftor.^  53er^ei{)en  ®ie, 
n)enn  id)  ©ie  fo  friif)  ftore. 

2.  ©ie  ftoren  ml(^  ni(^t,  grauletn  53rot:)n;  i6)  bin  fef)r  fruf) 
aufgeftanben  unb  f)abe  f(^on  lan^ft  metnen  ^affee  getrunfen. 

3.  mcim  Ubr  ift  Wen  geblieben.  SSte  t)iel  Uf)r  ift  eg? 
3(^  {)abe  feine  5li)nung.    ^kMd)t  ift  e^  fpciter,  alg  i(^  bac^te, 

4.  SQ^cine  2;afcf)enuf)r  Qef)t  ettiDa^  t)or  (nac^).  (S^  ift  un= 
Qcfabr  breit>iertel  ncun  (or,  eint)iertel  t)or  neun),  5lber  fom^ 
men  ©ie  bod)  l^erein,  mein  ^inb.  ©ie  feften  ein  bifec^en  bta^ 
unb  erregt  aug,    SKa^  ift  3()nen  paffiert,  n3enn  ic^  fragen  barf? 


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27.  I  must  go  home  now.  We  shall  meet  this  evening 
at  Mrs.  Jones's,  shall  we  not? 

4.  nad^Iaffig,  careless.  —  bernacfilaffiQen,  to  neglect. 

5.  lauter  (adj.  =  pure,  downright),  indecl.  —  tauter  (adv.  used  as 
indecl.  adj.)  =s  nothing  hut.  —  See  also  Plauderei  34,  sentence  2. 

Ex.  Sr  trinft  lauter  SSeiu,  he  drinks  only  wine. 

6.  3^r  ^raulein  ®cf)h)e[ter,  your  {unmarried)  sister.  —  ^\)xt  ^rau 
S(f)tt»efter,  your  {married)  sister.  —  3f)r  ^err  33ruber,  your  brother.  — 
S'fir  §err  35atcr,  your  father. 

Note.  —  One  never  says,  however,  2)?ein  ^err  S3ater.  The  above 
polite  forms  are  much  used  in  German  society.  See  Plauderei  36, 
notes,  for  other  forms. 

7.  ber  9^at,  advice  (nearly  always  used  in  the  singular).  —  ber  9xat= 
fc^Iag,  pi.,  D^atfd^Iage,  suggestion,  piece  of  advice. 

8.  ber  ^ortfc^ritt,  progress,  development;  lit.,  'step  forward'.  Usu- 
ally employed  in  the  plural. 

Ex.  (Sr  mac^t  grofee  i^ortfc^ritte,  he  is  making  great  progress;  lit., 
*he  is  making  great  steps  forward'. 


CONVERSATION  6. 

A  Summons  to  the  City  Hall. 

1.  Good  morning,  Mrs.  —  [dear  Mrs.  Doctor].  Pardon 
me  for  disturbing  you  so  early. 

2.  You  are  not  disturbing  me,  Miss  Brown;  I  rose  early 
and  drank  my  coffee  long  ago. 

3.  My  clock  has  stopped.  What  time  is  it?  I  have  no 
idea.     Perhaps  it  is  later  than  I  thought. 

4.  My  watch  is  a  bit  fast  (slow)  [goes  a  little  before 
(after)].  It  is  about  a  quarter  before  nine.  But  do  come 
in,  my  child.  You  look  a  little  pale  and  disturbed.  What 
has  happened  to  you,  if  I  may  ask? 


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5.  (Sie  ftabcn  rcd)t.  @ttt)a§  Unancienef)me^  ift  gefd^e^en  (or, 
pnfficrt),  gunbtge  grau,  unb  ic^  {)abe  eine  groge  53i tte  an  (Sie. 

6.  ©prec^en  ©ie  gang  ungeniert.  3d)  moc^te  3f)nen  fe()r 
gcni  f)elfcn,  n)enn  e«  mbglic^  ift. 

7.  ?iebe  grau  ■Doftor,  fagen  (Sie  mir  aufric^tig,  ttia^  madden 
<Bk  f)eute  morgen?    §aben  ®te  etn)ag  t)or? 

8.  ©liidlic^emcife  f)abe  ic^  nic^tg  SSic^ttge^  t)or;  unb  nun 
fagen  <Bk  mir,  ttia^  S^nm  fe^tt. 

9.  3c^  babe  namlid)  cine  33orlabung  auf6  9^at{)au§  befom= 
men.  SBa^  n)ill  bie  "^olx^d  t)on  mir?  ^ie  blofee  3bee  fommt 
mir  gang  entfe^Iid)  t)or. 

10.  ^aben  (Sie  feine  5Ingft,  liebe^  £inb.  Tlan  mill  nur 
einige  gragen  an  ®ie  ftellen.  SBenn  <Sie  e^  tnollen,  tuerbe  id) 
^ie  febr  gem  begleiten. 

11.  2l(^,  gncibige  grau,  ©ie  ftnb  n)irfli(§  ju  lieben^miirbig. 
T)it  SSal^rbeit  gu  fagen,  ic^  tDage  nid^t  allein  f)injugeben.  ^d) 
fann  fo  tDenig  !l)eutf(^.^ 

12.  Slber  tuarum  finb^  ©ie  ijorgelaben?  S^  faffe  bie  ©ad^c 
m(^t  gang. 

13.  3)enfen  @ie  mal!  3)ie  SBirtin  meiner  frul)eren^  '!l3en= 
fion  bttt  e^  tjergeffen,  meinen  5lugjug^  bei  ber  ^ifolijei  gu  melben.^ 
(2)^etne  je^ige  SKirtin  bcit  e^  t)ergeffen,  meine  5lnfunft  bei  ber 
"iPoUgei  3U  metben.) 

14.  ^a§  fommt  mand}mal  t)or,  unb  in  biefen  ©ac^en  ift 
bie  ^^Poligei  febr  ftreng.  ^aben  ®ie  einen  9fJeifepafe  au^  Slmerifa 
mitgebrad^t? 

15.  3an)obL  ^d)  \)ahe  ibn  in  metnem  Coffer,  ©oil  id^ 
ibn  mitnebmen? 

16.  5ln  St)va  ©telle  tDiirbe  id^  ibn  in  bie  Xafd^e  ftedfen. 

17.  <Sie  tdolkn  fic^  tnobi  ein  bif^c^en  umfleiben  (or,  um= 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  23 

5.  You  are  right.  Something  unpleasant  has  happened, 
[gracious  Madam]  and  I  have  a  great  favor  to  ask  of  you 
[have  a  great  request  on  you]. 

6.  Speak  quite  freely.  I  should  like  very  much  to  help 
you,  if  it  is  possible. 

7.  Dear  Mrs.  — ,  tell  me  truly  [sincerely],  what  are  you 
doing  this  morning?    Have  you  any  engagement? 

8.  Fortunately,  I  have  nothing  important  on  hand;  and 
now  tell  me  what  is  the  trouble  [what  is  lacking  to  you]. 

9.  I  have  [as  a  matter  of  fact]  received  a  summons  to  the 
City  Hall.  What  do  [does]  the  police  want  of  me?  The 
mere   idea   seems   terrible   to   me. 

10.  Have  no  anxiety,  dear  child.  They  only  wish  to 
put  a  few  questions  to  you.  If  you  wish  it,  I  will  go  with 
you  gladly. 

11.  Oh  [gracious  Madam],  you  are  really  too  kind.  To 
tell  the  truth,  I  do  not  dare  to  go  alone.  I  know  [can] 
so  little  German. 

12.  But  why  are  you  summoned?  I  do  not  quite  under- 
stand the   matter. 

13.  Just  think!  The  landlady  of  my  former  pension 
(i.e.  boarding  house)  forgot  to  notify  the  police  of  my  leav- 
ing. (My  present  landlady  forgot  to  notify  the  police  of  my 
arrival). 

14.  That  often  happens,  and  in  such  matters  the  police 
are  [is]  very  strict.  Did  you  bring  a  passport  with  you  from 
America? 

15.  Yes,  indeed.  I  have  it  in  my  trunk.  Shall  I  take 
it  along  (with  me)? 

16.  In  your  place  I  should  put  it  in  my  [the]  pocket. 

17.  You    will    probably    (tDO^l)    want    to    make    a  Httle 


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Sicf)cn),  nirf)t  Waljv?    Qn  3ef)n  aytinuten  f)ole  id^  (Sic  ab.    2luf 
SSicbcrfcl)cn! 

18.  3d)  modfite  Hur  cinen  fiirgeren  9?o(f  ansie^en.  ^n  ge()n 
$0?muten  bin  id^  fij  unb  fertig, 

19.  ©ut!    Q6)  mu6  mir  aud^  ben  §ut  auffe^en. 

1.  eine  53orlQbung,  a  summons.  —  cine  ©inlabung,  a  social  invitation. 

2.  Graduates  of  postgraduate  courses  in  German  universities 
take  the  title,  "Herr  Doktor";  their  wives  or  widows  taking  the 
title  'Trau  Doktor". 

3.  ^onnen  ©ie  f^ranjofifd^?  do  you  know  French'^  lit.,  'can  you  French? 
3d)  fann  ©nglifc^,  /  know  English;  lit.,  'I  can  English'. 

4.  Many  students,  even  after  completing  elementary  German 
grammar,  are  apt  to  translate  the  auxiliary  verb  toerben  (n}urbc, 
Qcirorben,  or  tnorben)  as  'to  become'.  As  a  fact,  however,  where  used 
once  in  everyday  conversation  with  that  meaning  it  is  used  twenty 
times  in  its  other  signification.,  i.e.  as  passive  auxiliary  of  all  transitive 
verbs.  To  say  (gr  mar  beftraft  instead  of  (Sr  tourbe  beftraft  {he  was 
punished)  is  perhaps  one  of  the  commonest  mistakes  made  by  for- 
eigners, yet  none  sounds  worse  to  German  ears.  Note  carefully  the 
following: 

Imperfect  passive:  3(|  iDurbc  Qclobt,  /  was  praised;  bu  hjurbeft  8C= 
lobt,  thou  wert  praised,  etc. 

Perfect  passive:  ^6)  bin  gclobt  h)orben,  /  have  been  praised. 

It  is  not  so  easy  to  employ  the  present  passive  correctly.  For 
example,  one  says: 

piauberet  7, 
©inb  @ie  tticl  in  (Suro^a  gercift? 

1.  (Sinb  (Ste  t)iel  in  (Suropa  gereift,  §err  ^roitin? 

2.  ^i^  \t\^i  fef)r  n3enig,  §err  t)on  (Sd^ilgen.  SKir  finb  in 
^ollanb  gelanbet  unb  f)aben  un^  ben  §aag  unb  5Imfterbam  ganj 
fliic^tig  unb  oberflcic^lic^  angefeften.^ 

3.  W)  fo!  @ie  finb  burd^  ^ollanb  gereift;  aber  <©ie  I)aben 
^ollanb  nid)t  burc^reift.^ 


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change  in  your  clothing  [change  clothes  a  bit],  will  you  not? 
In  ten  minutes  I  will  call  [am  calling]  for  you.    Au  revoir! 

1 8.  I  only  want  to  put  on  a  shorter  skirt.  In  ten 
minutes  I  shall  be  [am]  quite  ready. 

19.  Good!  I  must  put  on  my  hat,  too. 

^^  bin  eingclabcn,  /  am  invited;  not  [^  locrbe  (am  being)  cingclabcn. 
—  (S^  ift  der[d^oben.  It  is  postponed;  not  c6  tDtrb  (is  being)  berfd^oben. 

Rule.  —  Use  the  passive  auxiliary  toerbe,  toirft,  n}irb,  etc.,  when 
action  referred  to  is  not  completed:  use  active  auxiliary  bin,  bift,  ift, 
etc.,  when  the  action  referred  to  is  completed:  Ex.  (Snglifd^  toirb  {)icr 
gefprod^en,  English  is  spoken  here.  —  £)a^  Setreten  btefe^  %tlbt^  h)irb  bci 
©trafe  bcrboten,  tresspassing  on  this  field  is  forbidden  on  pain  of  punish- 
ment. —  ®ie  Xiix  i[t  gcfd^toffcn,  the  door  is  closed.  —  £)te  Xux  toirb 
Qe[(§Ioffcn,  the  door  is  being  closed. 

5.  ber  [ru{)erc  ^ontg,  the  former  king.  —  ber  ic^ige  ^onig,  the  present 
king.  —  ber  ba malige  ^ontg,  the  king  reigning  at  that  time. 

6.  einjtel^en,  to  move  into  a  house.  —  au^jicl^en  (with  fcin),  to  move 
out  of  a  house.  —  ftd^  au^jiel^en  (with  fiaben),  to  undress.  —  umsiel^en 
(with  fein),  to  move.  —  ftd^  umjicl^cn  (with  l^abcn),  to  change  one's  clothes. 

Ex.  3<^  Sin  umge^ogen,  /  have  moved;  changed  my  residence.  —  ^^ 
^abe  mic^  umge^ogen,  /  have  changed  my  clothes. 

7.  ^aht  t(^  eincn  9WeIbejetteI  au^jufiitten?  Have  I  to  fill  out  a  paper 
(for  the  police)?  A  formality  on  arrivalin  German  pensions.  In 
many  German  states,  every  sojourner  remaining  more  than  a  week 
must  appear  at  the  9?at^au^  to  show  his  or  her  passport. 

CONVERSATION  7. 
Have  you  traveled  much  in  Europe  ? 

1.  Have  you  traveled  much  in  Europe,  Mr.  Brown? 

2.  So  far,  very  little,  Mr.  von  Schilgen.  We  landed  in 
Holland  and  saw  the  Hague  and  Amsterdam  quite  hastily 
and  superficially. 

3.  Indeed!  You  traveled  through  [by  way  of]  Holland; 
but  you  did  not  travel  throughout  Holland. 


26  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

4.  51(5,  ^tcfc  gufammengefe^ten  3cittt)orter!  3(5  gerbre(5c 
mir  ben  ^lopf  bariiber. 

5.  §abcn  ©ie  ble  ©ee  (or,  ba^  5D?eer)  gem? 

6.  3(5  mo(5e  eine  ©eereife  au6erorbentn(5  Qcrn.  3;:roljbem 
t)crbrin9e  i(5  bie  gerien^  lieber  im  ©ebirge^  dg  in  einem  @ee^ 
bab.    ^ag  Seben  ift  mir  bort  ft)mpatbifcf)er. 

7.  3c5  9^5^  Qii(5  fejr  gern  ing  ©eblrge.  3Sorigcg  3oTf)i^  5cibe 
id)  eine  n3unberf(5one  B^it  in  ber  (^(^tDeig^  berlebt.  (Sie  miiffen 
unbebingt  ben  S^^uner  @ee  befu(i)en, 

8.  §offentli(5  fann  i(5  e^»  SBie  lange  bauert  bie  ga^rt  tjon 
5ier  na(5  X1:)vin? 

9.  ^er  3119  9^5t  ^^  h^^^  ^^^  abenb^  ab  unb  fommt  urn 
fieben  U^x  morgen^  in  53em  an,  ^ort  fteigt  man  um/  unb 
ein  paar  ©tunben  fpciter  ift  man  in  3:5un, 

10.  So^nt  e^  fid)  in  ^em  gu  iibernac^ten,  um^  bie  ©e^en^^ 
trurbigfeiten  gu  befeben? 

11.  @g  lobnt  fi(5  eigentli(5  ni(5t.  Unter  ung  gefagt,  53cm 
tft  ein  langtDeiliger  Ort,  abgefeben  tjon  ber  pra(5tDoIIen  5lu6^ 
fi(5t  auf  bie  5llpen.  SJJan  fann  bie  ^auptfe^en^lDiirbigfeiten 
in  itoti  ©tunben  befi(5tigen. 

12.  3nterla!en  ift  eine  beliebte  ©ommerfrif(5e/  ni(5t  H)at)r? 

13.  5D?einer  2)?einung  na(5  beinaf)e  gu  beliebt,  3Tn  @om* 
mer  geben  ^ouriften  baufentDeife  bin.  3ni  SBinter  finbet  man 
in  3nterlafen  unb  ©rinbetoalb  eine  febr  intemationale  unb 
Domebme  @efellf(5aft, 

14.  2Bag  macbt  man  bort  in  biefer  3di)xt^idi? 

15.  Wan  gebt  iregen  be^  SBinterfport^  bi^-  5luf  ©(^ritt 
unb  Stritt  trifft  man  in  ber  beutf(5en  ©c^toeis  fport^Uebenbc 
(Sngldnber,  2)eutfc^e  unb  5lmerifaner. 


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4.  Oh,  these  .compound  verbs!  I  rack  my  brains  [break 
my  head]  over  them. 

5.  Are  you  fond  of  the  sea? 

6.  I  like  to  take  an  ocean  trip  immensely  [I  make  extra- 
ordinarily gladly  an  ocean  voyage].  Nevertheless,  I  prefer 
to  spend  the  holidays  in  the  mountains  rather  than  at  a 
seaside  resort.    The  life  is  more  congenial  to  me  there. 

7.  I,  too,  love  to  go  to  the  mountains.  Last  year  I  had 
a  delightful  time  [experienced  a  wonderfully  beautiful  time] 
in  Switzerland.  Without  fail  you  must  visit  the  Lake  of 
Thun. 

8.  I  hope  [it  is  to  be  hoped]  that  I  can.  How  long  does 
it  take  to  reach  Thun  from  here  [how  long  does  the  ride  from 
here  to  Thun  last]? 

9.  The  train  leaves  at  ten  o'clock  at  night  and  arrives  in 
Bern  at  seven  in  the  morning.  There  one  changes  cars 
and  a  few  hours  later  is  in  Thun. 

10.  Is  it  worth  while  to  spend  the  night  in  Bern  in  order 
to  see  the  sights? 

11.  It  is  really  not  worth  while.  Between  ourselves, 
Bern  is  a  dull  place  aside  from  the  magnificent  view  of  the 
Alps.    One  can  see  the  principal  sights  in  two  hours. 

12.  Interlaken  is  a  popular  summer  resort,  is  it  not? 

13.  Almost  too  popular,  in  my  opinion.  In  summer 
tourists  go  there  in  droves.  In  the  winter  one  finds  in  Inter- 
laken and  Grindelwald  a  very  cosmopolitan  and  aristocratic 
society. 

14.  What  does  one  do  there  at  that  season  of  the  year? 

15.  One  goes  there  because  of  the  winter  sports.  At 
every  step  in  German  Switzerland  one  meets  sport-loving 
Englishmen,  Germans,  and  Americans. 


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16.  !3)a«  mufe  fef)r  lufttg  fein.  man  lauft  ©c^Iittfc^ut)'  unb 
<Sfi,  nid)t  n3af)r? 

17.  ^cr  l^icbUnggfport^°  in  ber  (Sd^tDetj  i[t  ba^  9iobcIti. 
5Benn  <Sie  ftc^  befonberg  fiir  ©port  tntereffteren,  §err  53rotDn, 
fo  folltcn  (Ste  na(5[ten  SBinter  ein  paar  SKorf^en  in  ©rinbel* 
tualb  Derbringen. 

1.  bcfid^tigcn,  befef)cn,  /o  z;few,  inspect,  see;  ftc^  ((/a/.)  anfel)eii,  see, 
/o(?)fe  fl^.  —  befuc^en,  to  visit  a  person,  or  place. 

2.  burd^reifen  (insep.  verb  with  f)aben),  /o  travel  all  over,  or  throughout. 

3.  bie  i^erlen,(/o«g)  vacation,  or  holidays.  —  ber  ^^eicrtag,  holiday. 
Ex.  2)'?orgen  fongen  bie  f^erien  an,  to-morrow  the  holidays  begin.  — 

SJZorgcn  i[t  f^^eiertag,  to-morrow  is  a  holiday. 

4.  ^m  ©ebirge,  in  the  mountains.  —  3ng  ©ebirge,  to  the  moun- 
tains. —  3n  cinem  <^ttha.h,  at  the  seashore.  —  5luf  bem  ?anbe,  in  the 
country.  —  5luf3  Sanb,  to  the  country. 

5.  bie  ©d^tDeij,  Switzerland.  (See  Appendix  for  names  of  all  coun- 
tries.) (Suropa  {pron.  "Oy-r6-pah"),  Europe.  —  ber  (Suropaer,  the 
European.  —  europciifd^  (adj.),  European. 

6.  umfteigen,  to  change  cars.  —  ein  Umfteig billet,  a  transfer. 

7.  um  (followed  by  inf.),  in  order  to.  —  bamit  (followed  by  clause), 
in  order  that. 

8.  bie  ©ommerfrifd^e,  summer-resort.  —  ber  SSinteraufenttjoIt,  winter- 
resort. 


Plauberet  8. 
©in  <Btut>tnt  ber  SJluftf  in  Scrlin. 

1.  3u  h)el(^em  3^^t^  Pnb  ©ie  biefen  Winter  in  ^Berlin, 
^err  ^rotrn?   Um  gu  ftubieren,  ober  fid^  ^u  amiifieren? 

2.  Q6)  ncf)me  ©efangftunben^  bei  ^erm  53 — . 

3.  §err  ^ —  i[t  ber  bcruf)mte  ©efanglefirer,  ber  neulic^  Don 
$ari6  nac^  53erlin  iibergefiebelt^  ift,  nid)t  \da\)x? 

4.  3a.    (Sr  ift  {et^t  ein  treuer  Untertan  be6  ^aifer^,  fagt  er. 


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16.  It  must  be  very  jolly.  They  skate  and  ski,  do  they 
not? 

17.  The  favorite  sport  in  Switzerland  is  tobogganing. 
If  you  are  especially  interested  in  sport,  Mr.  Brown,  you 
should  spend  a  few  weeks  next  winter  in  Grindelwald. 


9.  ^d)  QCi^c  ®(^Uttfc^uF)Iaufen,  /  am  going  skating.  —  3c^  6in  ©cEiIitt- 
fc^u^Iaufen  gegangen,  /  went  skating. 

Grammatical  Note,  —  The  use  of  the  preposition  auf  (to,  at,  on, 
etc.)  is  apt  to  be  confusing  to  the  student.  Most  grammars  define 
its  employment  as  follows: 

(i)  §tuf  with  ace,  indicating  motion  to  or  toward  a  place:  ^d) 
ging  auf  etnen  53q((,  /  went  to  a  ball.  —  (2)  2tuf  with  dat.,  signifying 
rest,  or  motion  in  a  place:  ^d)  h3ar  auf  einem  53aII,  /  was  at  a  ball. — 
(3)  A  third  rule  (to  be  found  in  syntax)  should  be  equally  well 
understood,  before  conversation  can  be  attempted.  5Iuf  (also  iiber) 
used,  as  one  may  say,  in  figurative  (i.e.  not  literal)  sense,  usually 
takes  the  accusative:  @r  t[t  ftolj  auf  feitte  ^inber,  he  is  proud  of  his 
children.  —  SSarten  ©ie  auf  micf),  wait  for  me.  —  2luf  feineu  %ail,  in 
no  case.  —  2Iuf  biefe  SSeife,  in  this  way.  —  5luf  meinc  Soften,  at  my 
expense.  —  dltdjntn  ©ie  auf  mic^,  count  upon  me.  —  2luf  eine  SSocde, 
for  a  week.  —  SSir  fpra(^en  iiber  t{)n,  we  spoke  about  him. 

10.  ber  Siebltng,  the  darling,  favorite,  pet.  —  meine  gicblinggopcr, 
my  favorite  opera.  —  mein  Sieblinggfc^aufpiel,  my  favorite  play. 

CONVERSATION  8. 
A  music-student  in  Berlin. 

1.  With  what  object  are  you  in  Berlin,  Mr.  Brown, —  to 
study,  or  to  enjoy  yourself? 

2.  I  am  taking  singing  lessons  of  [with]  Mr.  B  — . 

3.  Mr.  B  — is  the  famous  singing  teacher  who  recently 
moved  from  Paris  to  Berlin,  is  he  not? 

4.  Yes.  He  is  now  a  loyal  subject  of  the  Emperor,  he  says. 


30  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

5.  5Bo  ift  fcinc  SBorinuncj? 

6.  3n  bcr  63oct^c[trafee.  giir  mi(^  ift  e^  fef)r  bcQUcm;  nur 
3c{)n  SO^inuten  mit  ber  (gleftrifrfien  t)on  unfrer  "ipenfion.  ^err 
^ —  rDo()nt  ber  §altefte(le^  oerabe  geQenuber. 

I,  SKeld^e  SD^et^obe  befolgen  ^ie  bei  §erm  33—? 

8.  ObQletd^  cr  (Snglcinber  i[t,  ift  feine  9}?etbobe  eigentlid^  bie 
Stalienifd^e.  @r  ift  felbft  (ein)  Opemfcinger  getcefen  unb  ()at 
t)iele  @d)iiler  unb  ©c^iilerinnen,  bie  eintnal  al^  ^iinftler  auf* 
treten  tDoden. 

9.  ^ennen  (gie  ^arl  ^uf)Ier,  ben  ^renor?^  @r  n)ar  ein 
©driller  beg  §erm  53 — . 

10.  3d)  {)obe  t)on  if)m  geprt.  3ft  er  ^iinftler  ober  !Dilet* 
tant?^ 

II.  ^ilettant.  ©eine  ®(f)n)efter  aber  Icifet  fid^  gur  ©iinge^ 
rin  augbilben.  ©ie  mirb  fet)r  balb  i^r  T)ebut  auf  ber  ^iif)ne 
mac^en. 

12.  ©ie  fennen  n)abrf(^einli(f)  biefeg  Sieb  t)on  Sef)ntann; 
inollen  @ie  mic^  begleiten,  bitte  fef)r?  —  ©(§abe,  bafe  mein 
^lat)ier  augenblidlic^  ettDa^  berftimmt  ift. 

13.  3(^  rtierbe  (Sie  fef)r  gem  begleiten;  i($  bin  aber  fe{)r  aufeer 
ilbung.^ 

14.  ®ag  mac^t  nic^t^.  SBenn  meine  Confine  anfommt, 
tierfu($en  h)ir  e^. 

15.  (Spielen  (Sie  ^Iat)ier  ober  ©eige? 

16.  ^eineg  bon  beiben.  Unter  un^  gefagt,  bin  id^  eigentlid^ 
nid)t  fe!)r  mufifalifc^.  3^^  ^(^^^  feine  grofte  ©timme  unb  ne{)me 
nur  ©tunben,  urn  meinen  (Eltem  einen  ©efallen  ju  tun.  5^ad^ften 
^erbft  fange  id^  meine  d^imrgif(^en  ©tubien  (or,  meinc  (Stubien 
alg  fiinf tiger  (Sf)irurg)  an. 

17.  3(^  bin  uberjeugt,  (Sie  unterfd^a^en  ftd^  al^  9}^ufifer, 


AN  AMERICAN  IN  GERMANY  3I 

5.  Where  does  he  live? 

6.  On  Goethe  Street.  It  is  very  convenient  for  me; 
only  ten  minutes  from  our  boarding-place  by  [with]  the 
electric  car.  Mr.  B —  lives  just  opposite  the  stopping- 
place. 

7.  What  method  are  you  taking  [following]  with  Mr. 
B  — ? 

8.  Although  he  is  an  Englishman,  his  method  is  really 
the  Italian.  He  himself  has  been  an  opera  singer  and  has 
many  male  and  female  pupils  who  wish  to  appear  some- 
time as  professionals  [artists]. 

9.  Do  you  know  Carl  Buhler,  the  tenor?  He  was  a  pupil 
of  Mr.  B  — . 

10.  I  have  heard  of  him.  Is  he  a  professional  or  an  ama- 
teur? 

11.  Amateur.  His  sister,  however,  is  studying  to  be  a 
singer.     She  will  very  soon  make  her  debut  on  the  stage. 

12.  You  probably  know  this  song  of  Lehmann's;  will 
you  accompany  me,  please?  —  It  is  a  pity  that  my  piano  is 
a  little  out  of  tune  at  the  moment. 

13.  I  will  accompany  you  gladly.  I  am,  however,  much 
out  of  practice. 

14.  No  matter  [that  makes  nothing].  When  my  cousin 
arrives,  we  will  try  it. 

15.  Do  you  play  the  piano  or  the  violin? 

16.  Neither.  Between  you  and  me,  I  am  really  not  very 
musical.  I  have  not  a  large  voice  and  take  lessons  only 
to  please- my  parents.  Next  autumn  I  shall  begin  [am  be- 
ginning] my  surgical  studies  {or  my  studies  as  a  future 
surgeon). 

17.  You  undervalue  yourself  as  a  musician,  I  am  sure.  — 


32  AN   AMERICAN    IN   GERMANY 

©cf)cn  (Sic  gem  in  bic  Opcr?    ©abcn  @ic  bic  ncuc  Opcr  tnt 
foniglidien  Opemf)au«  ge^ort? 

18.  ©ang  QehJife.    SSa^  l)altcn  (Sie  t)on  if)r? 

19.  !Die  aJJufif  fam  mir  fef)r  eigenartig  t)or.  !I)ie  ^efet* 
gung,  bie  ^nfeenierung,  unb  fo  tceiter,  tt)arcn  au^gegcid^net. 
Strot^bem  l)aht  ic^  mic^  fd^recflic^  gelangmeilt.  !Die  SD^ufif  ift 
Su  eintonig.  SO^einer  SD^einung  nac^  ift  bie  Oper  „sum  ^a= 
t)onIaufen."^ 

20.  Sag  Opem  betrifft,  finb  ©ie  tjiclleic^t  p  h3af)Icrif(^. 
3n  53aireutf)  tuirb  man  ein  bi^d^en  t3ern3of)nt.  —  3d^  fiir  meinc 
^erfon  t)abe  bag  ©tiicf  gan^  f)errlid^  gefunben.  (5g  iibertraf 
nteine  ^od^ften  (SriDartungen.  !i?eiber  fei)It  eg  mir  an  beutfc^en 
SBortem,  meine  53egei[terung  gu  befc^reiben. 

21.  (Sie  finb  t)iel  ju  befd^etben,  §err  53TOtt)n.  ©eit  id)  ©ie 
!enne,  ^ben  ©ie  gro^ortige  gortfd^ritte  im  2)eutfd^en  gemad^t. 

22.  2Sir!Iic&?  (5ie  baben  mir  febr  gebolfen,  §err  toon  ©d^il* 
gen,  unb  id^  tneife  eg  gu  fd^a^en. 

23.  SD^ir  njar  eg  ein  h)abreg  ^Sergniigen. 

24.  !Dag  fann  id^  faum  glauben.  (Sg  ift  fic^er  gu  langnjeilig, 
mit  einer  "53erfon  gu  plaubem,  bie  nur  ^analitaten  fagen  fann. 

25.  ©er  amerifanifc^c  ©efic^tgpunft  fommt  mir  immer 
gang  befonberg  intereffant  bor.  ^^  \)ahc  grofee  ?uft,  3f)r 
fd^oneg  !?anb  su  befud^en. 

1.  cine  ©cfangftunbc,  a  singing-lesson.  —  cine  ©tunbc,  a  lesson. — 
cine  ^loDierftunbe,  a  piano-lesson.  —  @r  lofet  [id^  gum  ©anger  augbilben, 
he  is  studying  to  be  a  singer. 

2.  iiberfiebeln,  to  emigrate,  transfer  one's  residence  to  another  land. 
3-  cine  ^altefteUe,  stop  ping- place  (for  street-cars).  In  Germany  the 

street-cars  do  not  stop  at  every  block  as  in  America.      A  corner 
where  they  halt  is  marked  by  a  sign  "Haltestelle".  Elevated  and 


AN  AMERICAN  IN  GERMANY  33 

Do  you  like  to  go  to  the  opera  [do  you  go  gladly  to  the 
opera]?  Have  you  heard  the  new  opera  at  the  Royal  Opera 
House? 

18.  [Quite]   certainly.     What   do  you   think   of  it? 

19.  The  music  struck  me  as  very  original.  The  cast, 
staging,  etc.,  were  excellent.  Nevertheless  I  was  extremely 
[frightfully]  bored.  The  music  is  too  monotonous.  In  my 
opinion  the  opera  is  abominable. 

20.  As  far  as  operas  are  concerned,  you  are  perhaps  too 
particular.  In  Baireuth  one  becomes  a  bit  spoiled.  —  For 
my  part,  I  found  the  piece  quite  glorious.  It  surpassed  my 
highest  expectations.  Unfortunately  I  lack  German  words 
with  which  to  describe  my  enthusiasm. 

21.  You  are  much  too  modest,  Mr.  Brown.  Your  pro- 
gress in  German  since  I  have  known  you  [know  you]  is 
wonderful. 

22.  Really?  You  have  helped  me  very  much,  Mr.  von 
Schilgen,  and  I  appreciate  it  [know  how  to  appreciate  it]. 

23.  It  was  a  real  pleasure  to  me. 

24.  I  can  scarcely  believe  that.  It  is  surely  too  tedious 
to  chat  with  a  person  who  can  only  talk  banalities. 

25.  The  American  point  of  view  is  [seems]  always  especially 
interesting  to  me.  I  have  a  great  desire  to  visit  your  beauti- 
ful country. 

subway  carriages  have  first  and  second-class  divisions  (three  and 
five  cents). 

4.  bcr  2!enor,  tenor.  —  bte  2!enorftimme,  tenor  voice.  —  ber  S3afe, 
hass.  —  bie  53a&=ftimTne,  hass  voice.  — ©ie  ^Qt  eine  ^o^e  ©timme,  she 
has  a  high  voice. 

$.  cm  !DiIettattt,  eine  3)ilettantin,  an  amateur.  —  ein  !D{IcttQntcn=  or 
?tebf)aberfon3ert,  an  amateur  concert.  —  ein  ^ontponift,  a  composer.  — 
fomponieren,  to  compose. 


34  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

6.  Slufecr  ilbung,  out  of  practice.  —  tibcn,  to  practice.  —  btc  tibung, 
practice.  —  ber  ©opran,  soprano.  —  bic  ©opranfttrnme,  soprano  voice. 
—  bcr  Silt,  alto.  —  bie  SHtftimmc,  alto  voice. 

7.  Q&  hjar  jum  S)at)onIaufen,  t7  ifa^  a  thing  to  run  away  from.    The 


piauberct  9. 

L  Sd)  errtiarte  {)cute  nad^mittag  SBefud^  gum  jtec  unb  mod^tc 
je^t  ba^  9^ottge  beftellen. 

2.  (5oIl  ber  3lee  unten  im  ©alon  ferbtert  tuerben,  ober 
n3onen  <Ste  if)u  l^ier  oben  trinfen? 

3.  53itte,  fertoieren  ©ie  t{)n  un§  {)ier  oben  in  meinem  ^oJ^ti- 
gimrrter.  d^  ift  bod^  gemiitlid^er,  benn  id)  fann  meine  etgenc 
3:eemaf(^me  gebraud^en. 

4.  ^d)  fann  fie  {)inunter  trageu,  Qnabige  grau. 

5.  T)a^  iDiirbe  3f)nen  gu  t)iet  5D^u{)e  madden,  Qd^  f)abe  l^ier 
aud)  meine  eigenen  S^affen,  bie  id^  gem  gebraud^e. 

6.  (Soil  id)  3l)nen  ettna^  53rennfpiritu^  beforgen? 

7.  iBitte  fel)r.  9D?eine  Slafc^e  ift  gang  leer.  5?ef)men  ©ie 
aud§  meine  3:ecfanne  mit,  ^rube.  3:uni  @ie  fiinf  Jeeloffeltjoll 
2^ee  l)inein. 

8.  2Ba§  fiir  (3^had  miinfd^cn  ©ie  gum  3:ee,  guiibige 
Srau? 

9.  ©inen  Speller  S^^^^^^,  ober  ©emmeln,  mit  ettnag  ©iigem 
fiir  bie  jiingeren  Seute. 

10.  Um  n)ie  tiiel  Ul)r  n3ollen  ©ie  Xee  trinfen?  Um  f)alb 
fiinf  ober  friil)er? 

11.  (gg  ift  fpater  alg  id^  had)tc,  iBringen  ©ie  alle«  fofort^. 
()erauf.  3(^  erujarte  meine  greunbinnen  jeben  5lugenblidf.  — 
^g  flingelt  eben. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  35 

following  expressions,  though  colloquial,  are  used  by  the  best  Ger- 
mans: (SS  iDor  jum  2:;oEft)erbcn,  it  was  enough  to  drive  one  mad.  —  (Sg 
h)ar  jum  3!;otiac^cn,  it  was  enough  to  make  one  laugh  oneself  to  death. 
—  ©^  luar  jutn  ©c^reien,  it  was  screamingly  funny. 


CONVERSATION  9. 
Callers. 

1.  I  am  expecting  guests  to  tea  this  afternoon  and  I 
should  like  to  order  the  necessary  things  now. 

2.  Will  the  tea  be  served  downstairs  in  the  drawing- 
room,  or  do  you  wish  to  drink  it  here  upstairs? 

3.  Serve  [it  to]  us  here  upstairs  in  my  sitting-room,  please. 
It  is  more  home-like  [cosier],  for  I  can  use  my  own  tea-kettle 
(with  spirit-lamp). 

4.  I  can  carry  it  downstairs,  [gracious]  madam. 

5.  That  would  make  you  too  much  trouble.  I  have  my 
own  cups  here,  too,  which  I  like  to  use. 

6.  Shall  I  get  some  alcohol  for  you? 

7.  Please  do.  My  bottle  is  quite  empty.  Take  my  tea- 
pot with  you,  too,  Trudie.     Put  in  five  teaspoonfuls  of  tea. 

8.  What  cakes,  etc.,  do  you  wish  with  the  tea,  madam? 

9.  A  plate  of  zwieback,  or  rolls,  with  something  sweet 
for  the  younger  people. 

10.  At  what  time  do  you  wish  to  drink  tea?  At  half 
past  four,  or  earlier? 

11.  It  is  later  than  I  thought.  Bring  up  everything  right 
away;  I  expect  my  friends  at  any  moment.  —  Some  one  is 
just  ringing. 


36  AN   AMERICAN   IN    GERMANY 

(^CT  ^tcncr  fprirf)t.) 

12.  (5^  ftnb  einigc  !r)amen  unten,  bic  nac^  3f)nen  fragen, 
finabige  grau.    ^ie  Xiamen  f)a6e  id^  ni(^t  uerftanben. 

13.  3*  laffe^  bitten.  —  5Ilfo,  Xrube,  ben  Xee,  bitte,  fo 
fc^nelt  tnie  moglic^. 

14.  ®Iei(^,  gnabige  grau. 

I.  tun,  /o  put  (in  a  general  sense).  —  ftedfeit,  to  put  (in  the  sense 
of  putting  down  into).  —  legert,  to  put  (in  the  sense  of  laying  a  thing 
down),  Ex.  %\xn  ©ic  cttuag  ^Xidtt  I)inein,  />«/  in  some  sugar.  —  (Stecfen 
©ie  bog  2;Qr(^entu(^  in  bie  ©c^ublabe  (in  bie  Safc^e),  />w^  the  handkerchief 


Plauberet  \0, 
einc  Stunbc,  (a). 

1.  3(5  bttte  t)ielmalg  urn  (Sntfc^ulbigung,  granlein  iBeigcL 
9)?an  l^at  ntid^  aufge{)alten.    (S"^  tut  mir  unenbltd^  leib. 

2.  (Sg  ift  no(5  nic^t  neun  Uf)r,  grciulein  ^ilbegarb.  (Sie 
fommen  ja  ganj  )3un!tli(5. 

3»  SSelc^  ein  (Sliic! !  93^eine  Xafd^cnuljr  ging  ma^rfd^einlid^ 
etn)a§  tior,  unb  \^  fiird)tete  5U  fpdt  5U  fommen. 

4.  3e^t  finb  ttiir  t)oIIga{)ltg.  graulein  (^ertrub,  bitte  fangen 
(Sie  an.    5luf  tneld^er  ©eite  fte!)en  n)ir? 

5.  5luf  (Seite  44,  ^olfte^  ^apitel.  eoll  i(5  bag  ©ebid^t 
suerft  t)orlefen,  grciulein  53etgel? 

6.  Sefen  (Sie  e§  bor,  unb  bann  iiberfe^en^  ©ie  eg.  . .  .  (Sie 
I)aben  ein  3Bort  in  ber  ixotxitn  S^\\t  auggelaffen^  (or,  iiber* 
[(^lagen). 

7.  3)ag  SBort  „uberldftig",  meinen  ©ie? 

8.  ^ag  tDurbe  nti^t  ric^tig  auggefproc^en  (or,  ®ie  fprccfieu 


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{The  man-servant  speaks.) 

12.  There  are  several  ladies  downstairs,  who  are  asking 
for  you,  madam.     I  did  not  understand  the  names. 

13.  Show  them  up  [or  in).  —  Well,  Trudie,  the  tea,  please, 
as  quickly  as  possible. 

14.  Immediately,  madam. 

into  the  drawer  {into  your  pocket).  —  Scgen  <Sic  ben  9?0(I  auf  \iQi^  ©of a, 
put  the  coat  on  the  sofa. 

2.  fofort  or  fogtcic^,  immediately,  right  away. 

3.  ^6)  laffe  bitten,  *I  cause  (some  one)  to  request  (them  to  come 
up  or  in)'. 


CONVERSATION  10. 
A  lesson,  (a). 

1.  I  beg  [many  times]  pardon.  Miss  Beigel.  Some  one 
detained  me.  I  am  very  sorry  [it  does  me  unendingly 
sorry]. 

2.  It  is  not  yet  nine  o'clock.  Miss  Hildegarde.  You  arrive 
quite  punctually. 

3.  Oh,  how  fortunate!  My  watch  was  probably  a  bit 
fast,  and  I  was  afraid  of  being  late. 

4.  Now  we  are  all  here  [are  complete  in  number].  Miss 
Gertrude,  begin,  please.     At  what  page  are  we? 

5.  On  page  44,  twelfth  chapter.  Shall  I  read  the  poem 
aloud  first,  Miss  Beigel? 

6.  Read  it  aloud  and  then  translate  it You  have  left 

out  (skipped)  a  word  in  the  second  line. 

7.  The  word  ^Hlberldstig,''  do  you  mean? 

8.  That  was  not  correctly  pronounced  {or^  you  do  not 


38  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

c8  nicftt  rid^tig  au«).  —  !Da^  ift  beffer.     Sllfo,  ireiter  (or,  faf)= 
ren  ®ic  fort),  bitte. 

9.  ^anii  man  nid)t  cm  glcid^bcbeutenbe^  SSort  btcr  antnenben 
(or,  braud)cn),  „ — ",  sum  53eifpiel? 

10.  ©treng  gcnomrtten  ift  ha^  fein  gleic^bebeutenbe^  SBort 
SBa^  benfeti  <Bk,  graulein  §ilbcgarb? 

11.  3m  bilblic^en  (Sinne,^  tok  ^kx,  fann  man  ba6  3Sort 
nid^t  brau(f)en. 

12.  ©ans  ric^tig.  9^ur  im  elgentlic^en  ©inne  (or,  buc^ftab^ 
lic^^  genommen)  gef)t  eg.  5lug  toelc^er  "Sprad^e  fommt  bag 
SBort? 

13.  5Iug  ber  griec^ifc^en  (Sprac^e,  ntc^t  tt»a]^r? 

14.  9?i(5tig.  §aben  (Sie  irgenb  eine  grage  gu  ftellen,  grau* 
lein  ©ertrub? 

15.  graulein  ^eigel,  i^  t)erfte{)e  bie  niid^fte  3eile  iiberjaupt 
nid^t.    3d^  ^aht  feine  5l^nung,  ii3ag  ber  Did^ter^  fagen  tDiII. 

16.  3^  fiird^te,  bafe  ®ie  nic^t  alle  ^Sorter  im  SSorterbud^^ 
aufgefudit  ^aben.  ®er  (Sinn  ift  bod^  gan^  flar.  3d^  mod^te 
nid^t  fdfielten,  meil  <Bk  fonft  immer  fo  gemiffenfiaft  arbeiten."^ 
SD^orgen  inerben  h)ir  bag  ©ebid^t  tr)ieberf)olen.^  ^Serfud^en  ®ie 
eg  ie^t,  graulein  53effie. 

17.  „^eine  Srane  foil  il)n  preffen, 
^eine  9^eue  nagen  il)n." 

18.  <Sel)r  gut!  Q^  mufe  ©ie  tnirflid^  loben.  ^cr  poetifd^e 
SKortfd^a^  mufe  einer  Huglanberin  fel)r  fdfimer  t)or!ommen,  nid^t 
toal)r? 

19.  3d^  finbe  eg  fel)r  fd^njer,  englifdfic  "ifrofa^  ing  3)eutfd^e 
gu  iiberfe^en  (or,  iibertragen),  tueil  eg  in  biefer  ©prad^e  fein 
^artijip  ber  ©egenn)art  gibt.  3)er  @tein  beg  Hnfto^eg  ift  aber 
fiir  mid^  bie  ©a^bilbung  (or,  bie  SBortftellung). 

20.  SBo  finb  tuir  ftejen  gebliebcn?  graulein  ^atl)arine^ 
fonnen  ©ie  etirag  5il)nlid^eg  aug  ©oett)eg  ©c^riften  gitieren? 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  39 

pronounce  it   correctly). — That   is  better.     Well,   go   on, 
please ! 

9.  Cannot  one  use  a  synonym  here,  *' — ",  for  example? 

10.  Strictly  speaking,  that  is  not  a  synonymous  word. 
What  do  you  think.  Miss  Hildegarde? 

11.  In  a  figurative  sense,  as  here,  one  can  not  use  the  word. 

12.  Quite  right.  Only  in  the  Hteral  sense  would  it  be 
allowable  [does  it  go].  From  what  language  is  the  word 
derived? 

13.  From  the  Greek  language,  is  it  not? 

14.  Right.  Have  you  any  question  to  ask  [put],  Miss 
Gertrude? 

15.  Miss  Beigel,  I  do  not  understand  the  next  line  at  all. 
I  have  no  idea  what  the  poet  means  [wishes  to  say]. 

16.  I  fear  that  you  have  not  looked  up  all  the  words  in 
the  dictionary.  The  sense  is  quite  clear.  I  should  not 
like  to  scold,  because  you  usually  work  so  conscientiously. 
To-morrow  we  shall  review  the  poem.  Try  it  now, 
Miss  Bessie. 

17.  "No  tears  shall  oppress  him, 

No  regrets  gnaw  him  —  " 

18.  Very  good.  I  must  really  praise  you.  The  poetic 
vocabulary  must  seem  very  difficult  to  a  foreigner,  does 
it  not? 

19.  I  find  it  very  hard  to  translate  EngHsh  prose  into 
German  because  there  is  in  that  language  no  present  par- 
ticiple. The  stumbling-block  for  me,  however,  is  the  con- 
struction of  the  sentence  {or,  the  placing  of  the  words). 

20.  Where  did  we  stop?  Miss  Katherine,  can  you  quote 
anything  similar  from  the  works  of  Goethe? 


40  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

1.  tlbcrfcljcn  (insep.  verb,  conj,  with  f)abcn),  to  translate.  —  tlbcr- 
fctjcn  (scp.  verb),  to  put  over,  ferry. 

Ex.  ^6)  \)aht  bicfe  (Scitc  fd)on  uber[e^t,  /  have  already  translated  this 
page.  —  ^6)  f)abe  it)n  ilbergefetjt,  /  ferried  him  over  {the  river). 

2.  au^Iaffcn,  to  omit.  —  iiberfci^Ia^Qen  {insep.),  to  pass  over,  skip. 

3.  !DaS  \)at  feincn  ©inn,  that  has  no  sense.  —  Unftnn  (or  !Dummc8 
3eug),  nonsense. 

4.  ber  53u(^ftabe,  letter  {of  the  alphabet).  —  bud^ftabiercn,  to  spell.  — 
forrtgiercn,  to  correct.  —  ber  ^unft,  period.  —  ba^  ^omma,  comma.  — 
cm  Slu^rufqeic^en,  an  exclamation-point.  —  3n  ©perrfc^rift  gebrudt, 
in  italics.  —  ®a6  [olltc  in  ^lammcrn  gefeljt  toerben,  that  should  be 
placed  in  parenthesis.  —  2BeIc^e3  ®t\6)k6)t  f)at  ba^  niid^ftc  SBort?  what 
gender  is  the  next  word? 

5.  ber  !Dirf)ter,  poet.  —  ber  ©d^riftfteller,  author;  writer.  —  bic  ©d^rift- 
ftcUerin,  authoress. 

6.  ha^  SBort,  word;  two  plurals:  SBorter  and  SSorte.  —  SBorter 
=  words  without  connection  with  one  another.     Ex.  ein  2Borterbuc|, 


piauberei  \{. 

einc  ©tunbc,  (b). 

(9lac!^  ber  ©tunbe.) 

1»  grctulein  33eigel,  td^  tiabe  elite  grofee  33itte  an  ©ie,  SBilrbe 
e6  3^nen  mogli(ft  fein,  tn  ber  <Stunbe  ein  fletneg  blM^tt  lang* 
famer  gu  fpre(^en,  bamit  16)  <Sie  beffer  t)erfte{)en  fann? 

2.  (Bt^x  gern,  liebeg  f inb.  3(^  IdUI  in  Butaft^  baran 
benfen.  5^aturli(^  ^aft  bu  fe{)r  n)eni9  Ubung  in  ber  ^prad^e 
gel^abt. 

3*  ©ie  nef)nten  e^  mir  nic^t  libel,  bag  id§  bat)on  fpred^c, 
liebe^  graulein? 

4.  ^^(it  im  gcrtngften,  Tnein  ^inb»  ^'d^  tcerbe  e^  btr 
nld^t  nad)tragen.  33i6()er  l^abe  id^  feine  5ln^Ianberin  in  ber 
(Sc^ule^  ge{)abt.  53on  je^t  an  tuerbe  id^  mid^  bemnf)en,  beut^ 
lid^er  ^n  fprec^en. 

5.  3c^  banfe  S^nen  ^tx^li^).    Unb  nun,  graulein  iBeigel, 


AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  4 1 

a  dictionary.     SBorte  =  words  having  connected  meaning.     Ex.  ^d^ 
banfe  3^nen  fiir  3^re  giitigen  SBorte,  /  thank  you  for  your  kind  words. 

7.  arbeiten,  to  work;  to  study,  i.e.  the  act  of  studying,  or  preparing 
one's  lesson.  —  ftubieren,  to  study  (in  a  general  way);  to  take  a  course 
at  a  college  or  university.  —  lernen,  to  learn;  study   (Plaud.  5,  5). 

Ex.  2Bag  mac^t  3^r  53ruber  auf  ber  Unitoerfttat?  (gr  ftubicrt  3?ura, 
bte  9?e(^t8lt)i[fenf(i^aft.  What  is  your  brother  doing  at  the  university'  He 
is  studying  law.  —  SSag  mac^t  ber  ©c^itliunge  in  fetnem  ^'xmmtx?  @r 
arbeitet.     What  is  the  schoolboy  doing  in  his  room?    He  is  studying. 

Note.  —  The  following  rule  will  be  a  help  in  deciding  on  the 
order  of  words  (SSortfteHung) :  Words  denoting  time  precede  words 
denoting  place,  etc.  —  3<^  h^^rbe  nac^ften  ^erbft  bic  ©tabt  befuc^en,  / 
shall  visit  the  town  next  autumn. 

■    8.  SBieber^oIen  ©ie,  bitte,  please  repeat.  —  ^©ag  ^abe  ic^  iBteberfjoIt 
Qcfagt,  /  have  said  that  repeatedly. 

g.  bit  '^vo\a,  prose.  —  bie  "iPoefie,  poetry.     See  Plauderei  34. 


CONVERSATION  11. 

A  lesson,  (b). 
(After  the  lesson.) 

1.  Miss  Beigel,  I  have  a  great  favor  to  ask  of  you.  Would 
it  be  possible  for  you  to  speak  a  little  bit  more  slowly 
during  the  lesson,  in  order  that  I  may  understand  better? 

2.  Very  gladly,  dear  child.  I  will  think  of  it  in  future - 
Of  course  you  have  had  very  little  practice  in  the  language. 

3.  You  are  not  offended  that  I  speak  of  it  [dear  Miss  — ]? 

4.  Not  in  the  least,  my  child.  I  shall  not  bear  a  grudge 
against  you  for  it.  Until  now  I  have  had  no  foreigner 
{fern.)  in  the  school.  From  now  on  I  shall  try  to  speak 
more  distinctly. 

5.  I  thank  you  heartily.      And,  now,  Miss  Beigel,   an- 


42  AN   AMERICAN    IN    GERMANY 

nod)  einc  %xaQC.  —  3ft  bie[e^  3Sort  in  meiner  Hufgabe  falfd^ 
Qefrf)ricbcn? 

6.  Ta^  3Sort  i[t  nic^t  mannlid^/  fonbern  fcic^Ud).  §ier  ift 
aud^  ein  gcf)ler.  T)a^  gauptmort  fte{)t  in  biefem  gatle  in  ber 
Singabt  unb  nic^t  in  ber  ^lc\)v?^a\)l 

7.  3(^  t)abe  and)  tiergeffen,  e«  s^iW^^  2lnfu{)rung65ei(^en  ^u 
fe^en. 

8.  $icr  unten  auf  biefer  ©eite  ftef)t  ein  ^aupttnort/  ba^ 
neinge[(^rieben  ift.     "A^u  f)atteft  e^  groMdjreiben  fotten. 

9.  2Bie  nad)Iaffig  t)on  mir.  —  9^ac^fte  SKoc^e  f)aben  h)ir 
^jamen  im  ?ateinifd)en.  SD^ir  ift  bange  bat)or.  3c^  fiirc^te, 
id)  tDerbe  burd)fatlen. 

10.  ^abe  bod)  feine  5lngft,  mein  ^inb.  X)u  tDirft  ha^ 
(Sjamen  gang  gut  befteben  (or,  macfien).  3d^  bin  felfenfeft 
baDon  iiberseugt. 

11.  (Sie  bttben  mid)  febr  ermutigt.^  —  3e^t  mufe  ic^  maiden, 
t>a^  id)  fort!omme.  3db  mug  etmaS  fiir  meine  9[Rutter  befor- 
gen. —  53i§  morgen! 

12.  5D?orgen  ift  geiertag,  ber  allerle^te,  ebe  bie  (gommer^ 
ferien  anfangen. 

13.  5[)kd)en  ©ie  einen  SluSflug,  graulein  ^eigel? 

14.  5lm  S3ormittag  gebe  id)  in  bie  ^irc^e  (or,  in  ben  ^^om). 
3)er  ©otte^bienft  gur  geier  ijon  ^aifer^  ^eburt^tag  foil  h3unber= 
bar  fein.  5lm  5^ac^mittag  fal)ren  h^ir  nac^  3fc^elfee,  einer  fel)r 
l)ubfd)en  ©egenb.  2)?ein  ^ruber  ift  namlic^  ein  grofeer  9^atur^ 
freunb. 

15.  ^fc^elfec  ift  rcigenb.  ^fingften  finb  tuir  im  lutomobil 
bingcfabren. 

16.  9JJit  ber  @ifenbal)n  ift  e^  ein  re(^t  angenef)mer  Slu^flug. 
SKir  njerben  bort  ubernad)ten,  menn  3}?onbf(5ein  ift. 

17.   3(5  tDiinfc^e  3l)nen  biel  ^ergniigen,  liebe^  graulein. 


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other  question.  —  Is  this   word  in  my  exercise  incorrectly 
spelled? 

6.  The  word  is  not  masculine,  but  neuter.  Here  is  also 
a  mistake.  The  noun  is  singular  in  this  case  and  not 
plural. 

7.  I  have  forgotten,  too,  to  put  it  in  [between}  quotation 
marks. 

8.  Here  below  on  this  page  is  a  noun  that  is  written 
with  a  small  letter.  You  should  have  written  it  with  a 
capital. 

9.  How  careless  of  me!  —  Next  week  we  have  an  exam- 
ination in  Latin.     I  dread  it.     I  fear  I  shall  fail. 

10.  Have  no  anxiety,  my  child.  You  will  pass  the  exam- 
ination well.     I  am  firmly  convinced  of  it. 

11.  You  have  encouraged  me  very  much.  Now  I  must 
be  off.  I  must  do  an  errand  for  my  mother.  [Until  to- 
morrow] good-bye! 

12.  To-morrow  is  a  holiday,  the  very  last  before  the 
summer  holidays  begin. 

13.  Do  you  make  an  excursion  out  of  town,  Miss  Beigel? 

14.  In  the  forenoon  I  am  going  to  church  (to  the  ca- 
thedral). The  service  in  honor  of  the  Emperor's  birthday 
is  said  to  be  wonderful.  In  the  afternoon  we  go  [ride]  to 
Ischel  Lake,  a  very  pretty  region.  My  brother  is  (to  mention 
the  fact)  a  great  lover  of  Nature. 

15.  Ischel  Lake  is  charming.  At  Whitsuntide  we  went 
[rode]  there  by  automobile. 

16.  It  is  a  very  pleasant  trip  by  rail  [with  the  railroad]. 
We  shall  spend  the  night  there,  if  there  is  moonlight. 

17.  I  wish  you  much  pleasure  [dear  Miss]. 


44  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

1.  3n  ber  3ufunft/  «'«  future.  —  3n  bcr  ^Bergangeiil^eit,  in  the  past. 
—  ©egcnlDftrtig,  at  the  present  time. 

2.  SSeIcl)C  <2d)ule  bcfud)t  3^r  ^unge?  What  school  does  your  boy  at- 
tend} —  Gr  bc[ud)t  h(x%  ©ijmnafium,  /^e  attends  the  High  School. 

?erncn  (Sic  eS  ou^toenbig,  learn  it  by  heart;  memorize  it. 

3.  mannlid^,   masculine.  —  h)eibli(f),  feminine.  —  fiidilicf),  neuter. 

piauberet  \2. 
2)tc  Slufuttft  am  SBa^nl^of  unb  im  ^oteL^ 

(SJJan  ftetgt  ouf  bent  S8a:^n{)of  qu§.  — 3unt  ©epddttdger.) 

1.  STrctger  (or,  3)ienftmann),  bitte  beforgen  ®ie  mir  eine 
3>rofd)fe. 

2.  (Son  id)  3f)re  ©ac^en  f)otcn,2  meiue  3)ame? 

3.  ^itte.  §ier  ift  mein  ®epacf fc^cin.^  (3um  5?utfc|er).  ^Sar- 
ten  (Sie!  9[)?em  (Pepcid  fommt  noc^.  —  gaf)ren  ^\t  sum  9?ufft= 
fcl)en  $of.  SSie  biel  ift  bte  3lafe  (or,  iDie  t)iel  berlangen  (Bie 
fiir  ung  unb  baS  ©epdcf)? 

4.  3)er  9iufftf(i)e  $of  ift  siemltd^  tueit  bom  53af)nI)of.  (gg 
n)irb  biniger  fein,  bie  ©rofc^fe  nad)  ber  ^eit  (or,  ftunbentneife) 
lu  mieten. 

5.  ^onnen  (Ste  mir  ein  gute^  §oteI  empfet)Ien,  ha^  in  ber 
9D?itte  bcr  @tabt  unb  nabe  bem  53aI)nf)of  ift? 

6.  T^a^  „-&oteI  sum  (Slepbanten"  tDirb  febr  empfoftlen.  53iele 
51uclanber^  fteigen  bort  ob. 

7»  5lIfo  gut     gaf)ren  ©ie  un^  fd)(eunigft  babin. 

(2Jlon  fteigt  am  §otcI  auS.— Bum  ilutfdjcr.)  ^d)  babe  fein  ^leingelb. 
^onnen  ®ie  ntir  biefe^  ©olbftiicf  n)ec^feln?  ®ut!  ©ier  babcn 
eie  3br  Mnfgelb. 

8.  ^anfe  befteng,  meine  ^ame. 

(3um  ^ortier  be§  §Dte(!§.) 

9.  3c6  ti5Unfcbe  ein  BiTUuier  mit  ixod  ^etten. 

10.  5luf  n)ie  lange? 


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4.  ha^  ^auptitiort,  substantive,  noun.  —  ha^  ©ubjeft,  subject.  — •  ha^ 
53eitt)ort;  SIbieftid,  adjective.  —  ba^  5lbOer6ium,  adverb.  —  baS  ^eitnjort, 
verb.  —  ein  trennboreg  3eith)ort,  a  separable  verb.  —  ein  jufammettgefeijteg 
3eith)ort,  a  compound  verb.  —  ein  ^ilf^seitlDort,  an  auxiliary  verb. 

5.  ermutigen,  to  encourage.  —  entmutigen,  to  discourage. 


CONVERSATION  12. 
Arrival  at  the  station  and  hotel. 

{One  alights  at  station.  —  To  the  porter.) 

1.  Porter,  get  me  a  cab,  please. 

2.  Shall  I  fetch  your  things,  madam? 

3.  Please.  Here  is  my  luggage-check.  {To  cabman.) 
Wait!  My  luggage  is  still  to  come.  —  Drive  to  the  Rus- 
sischer  Hof  [Russian  Court].  How  much  is  the  fare  {or, 
how  much  do  you  charge  for  us  and  the  luggage)? 

4.  The  Russischer  Hof  is  rather  far  from  the  station. 
It  will  be  cheaper  to  take  the  cab  by  the  hour. 

5.  Can  you  recommend  me  a  good  hotel,  which  is  in  the 
centre  of  the  town  and  near  the  station? 

6.  The  Hotel  of  the  Elephant  is  very  highly  recom- 
mended.    Many  foreigners  stop  there. 

7.  Very  well.     Drive  us  there  as  quickly  as  possible. 
{They  alight  at  hotel.) 

{To  cabman.)  I  have  no  change.  Can  you  change  this 
gold  piece  for  me?  —  Good !    Here  is  your  tip. 

8.  Thank  you,  madam. 
{To  hotel  clerk.) 

9.  I  wish  a  room  with  two  beds. 

10.  For  how  long? 


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11.  llnc^cfafir  auf  gmci  Za^t, 

12.  Wix  l^abcn  augcnblidflid)  nid)t  \)kk  ^irmner.  3n  bcr 
v<pod)[ai[ou  i[t  ba-g  v^otcl  inmicr  [c^r  tjoll.  3(5  fann  3^nen  ein 
fd)oue^  dimmer  im  erften  (Stocf  ^  geigen.  (gg  liegt  na(ft  born 
(md)  f)intcn).  55on  bent  genftcr  Ijat  man  einen  fd^bnen  53Ii(f  (or, 
cine  \<i)bm  5lu^[i(5t)  auf  ben  ^om. 

13.  SBa6  foftet  e^  pro  Zag,? 

14.  9[)?it  ^enfion  (or,  53efoftt9ung)  stnolf  9[y?arf  fiir  jebe 
*il3erfon. 

15.  S)a§  ift  gu  teuer.  —  SSerben  ^eleud^tung  unb  33ebienung 
ejtra  beredinct? 

16.  ^te  iBebienung  ift  einbegriffen.  53eleud^tung  unb  geuer 
merben  immer  eftra  bere(5net. 

17.  @ibt  e^  einen  ^lufgug  (or,  einen  „?ift")  im  §oteI?® 

18.  ?eiber  nid^t. 

19.  !3)ann  geigcn  ®ie  un^  ha^  S^^^^^^  tm  erften  (Stod. . . . 
(Oben.)  SKir  ne{)Tncn  biefe^  3iwn^er.  ^itte,  laffen  ®ie  unfere 
(Sadden  {)erauf  tragen,  unb  fc^icfen  ®ie  mir  ha^  ^i^^^^^ci^c^^n. 

20*  S^  ^efe^l,  gncibige^  griiulein. 
(Bum  3tntmermabrf)en.) 

21.  SBitte,  bringen  ®ie  mir  ^anbtiicfter  unb  einen  ^opf 
njarme^  SBaffer.    5Bo  finb  bie  @trei(5f)oIger? 

22.  S)ie  (Strei(5f)bljer  mit  ber  ^erge^  finb  auf  bem  "iRa^U 
tifd^,  gncibige^  S^^ulein.    ©oil  ic^  ba^  i^ma  madden? 

23.  ^a6  ift  ni(5t  nbtig.  SSir  bleiben  f)eute  abenb  untcn, 
um  unfere  53riefe  gu  fc^reiben.  33itte  fcbr,  tun  ©ie  urn  3ef)n 
U^r  SSarmflafdjen'  in  bie  53etten. 

24.  3e^t  n}erbe  idf)  ba^  ttiarme  SSaffer  {)olen.  SSomit  fann 
1(5  3f)txen  fonft  bienen? 

25.  ©onft  ni(f)tg,  banfe.  Um  inie  biel  U{)r  ift  /aWe  d'hote 
tm  §oteI? 

26.  ®a^  ^iner  ift  eben  im  ©ang,  gnabigeg  griiulein. 


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11.  For  about  two  days. 

12.  We  have  not  many  rooms  at  the  moment.  At  the 
height  of  the  season  the  hotel  is  always  very  full.  I  can 
show  you  a  fine  room  on  the  second  floor.  It  is  in  the  front 
(in  the" rear).  From  the  window  one  has  a  beautiful  view 
of  the  cathedral. 

13.  What  does  it  cost  per  day? 

14.  Twelve  marks  for  each  person,  with  meals. 

15.  That  is  too  dear.     Are  lights  and  service  extra? 

16.  Service  is  included.  Light  and  fire  are  always  charged 
extra. 

17.  Is  there  an  elevator  (lift)  in  the  hotel? 

18.  Unfortunately  not. 

19.  Then  show  us  the  room  on  the  second  floor.  {Up- 
stairs.) We  will  take  [we  are  taking]  this  room.  Have  our 
things  carried  up,  please,  and  send  me  the  chamber-maid. 

20.  Certainly,  madam  [as  you  command,  gracious  Miss]. 
{To  the  chambermaid.) 

21.  Please  bring  me  towels  and  a  pitcher  of  hot  water. 
Where  are  the  matches? 

22.  The  matches  are  on  the  night- table,  with  the  candle, 
madam.     Shall  I  light  the  fire? 

23.  It  is  not  necessary.  We  shall  remain  downstairs 
this  evening  to  write  our  letters.  At  ten  o'clock  put  hot 
water  bottles  into  the  beds,  please. 

24.  I  will  fetch  the  hot  water  now.  Is  there  anything  else 
[with  what  else  can  I  serve]? 

25.  Nothing  else,  thanks.  At  what  time  can  one  have 
table  d^hote  in   the  hotel? 

26.  Dinner  is  just  being  served  [is  just  under  way], 
madam. 


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1.  bQ«  f)0tcl,  bcr  (^aft!)of,  hotel  (in  a  town).  —  baS  (^aftftouS,  inn 
(in  the  country). 

2.  i)oIcn,  to  fetch  an  object.  —  abl)0lcn,  /o  call  for  a  person.  —  §oIcn 
©ie  mic^  ab,  call  for  me.  —  ^olen  <Sie  mir  eine  ^eitung,  fetch  me  a 
newspaper. 

3.  cin  ©d^ein,  a  certificate,  etc.  —  ein  ©cpacffc^ctn,  a  luggage  check,  or 
receipt.  —  ein  3"^Pffd)Ctn,  a  certificate  of  vaccination. 

4.  cine  auelanbifc^e  SluSfprac^c,  a  foreign  accent.  —  cin  55rief  fiirS  Slug- 
lonb,  a  letter  for  a  foreign  country.  —  ein  53rief  fiirS  3fnlanb,  a  letter  for 
inland,  i.e.  German  Empire. 

5.  3d^  n)of)ne  "iParterre,  /  live  on  the  ground  floor.  —  3(^  tootjne  erfte 


piauberet  X5, 
Scim  ©infaufen.^ 

1.  3(^  mod^te  ntir  gern  §anbfd^u^e  anfel)en.  —  SSa§  foftet 
W^  $aar? 

2.  ^rei  SD^arf  fiinfjig,  gnabtgeg  grciulein. 

3.  !l)ag  fommt  tntr  ^iemli(^  teuer  Dor» 

4.  3m  ©egenteU,  fie  finb  gerabe  fpottbidig,  tDeil  fte  t)on  ber 
allerbeften  Cualitcit  unb  fef)r  bauer^aft  finb, 

5.  ^affen  ©ie  tntr  gtDei  ^aar^  gelbe,^  ^^ummer  fec§6,  ein= 
h)i(feln.    Qd^  h)i(I  fie  mitnef)nien,    SBa^  foftet  biefe  iBIufe? 

6.  giinfge{)n  9}?arf,  gnabige^  graulein,  ein  rid^tiger  ©elegen^ 
l)eitgfauf.    !Die  53lufe  ift  toenigften^  S^^an^ig  9Warf  mert 

7.  §aben  (5ie  etoag  Sl^nlid^eg  in  bunfelblau? 

8.  Seiber  nic^t,    ©efallt  3f)nen  eine  feibene  nid^t  ebenfogut? 

9.  Sflein,  5ltlag  ift  t)iel  banerf)after  unb  pagt  aud^  beffer  filr 
meinen  S^td.  SBenn  (Sie  eine  blaue  ^lufe  fiir  mic^  madden 
laffen,  trie  lange  bauert  e§,  bi^  fie  fertig  ift? 

10.  Ungefa{)r  fed^S  jl:age. 


AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  49 

(Stage  (or,  ttn  erften  ©tod,  or,  cine  Jreppc  f)0(^),  /  live  on  the  first  floor, 
i.e.  second  floor  as  reckoned  in  America.  —  3m  ^iDciten  @tO(f,  ^h)ei 
Sreppen  ^od),  ow  //^e  third  (lit.,  second)  floor.  —  ^d)  l)abt  eine  Stage,  or, 
etne  SBofinung,  /  /ja^e  a  flat. 

6.  ®ibt  eS  ^cntralfieijiing  in  biefem  .^otel?  Is  there  steam- heating  in 
this  hotel? 

7.  bie  ^erje,  candle. —  bie  Sampe,  lamp.  —  Tia^  eleftrifc^e  2ic^t,  elec- 
tric light.  —  3)er  ®aS,  gas.  —  anjiinben,  to  light.  —  lofc^en,  to  put  out, 
extinguish. 

8.  eine  SBarmflafc^e,  earthenware  bottle  filled  with  hot  water  to  heat 
beds. 


CONVERSATION  13. 

Shopping. 

1.  I  should  like  to  look  at  gloves.  —  How  much  are  they 
a  pair? 

2.  Three  marks  fifty,  madam. 

3.  That  seems  to  me  rather  dear. 

4.  On  the  contrary,  they  are  ridiculously  cheap,  for  they 
are  of  the  very  best  quality  and  very  durable. 

5.  Please  have  two  pairs  of  yellow  ones,  number  six, 
wrapped  up.  I  will  take  them  with  me.  What  does  this 
blouse  cost? 

6.  Fifteen  marks,  madam;  a  real  bargain.  The  blouse  is 
worth  at  least  twenty  marks. 

7.  Have  you  something  similar  in  dark  blue? 

8.  Unfortunately  no.  Will  a  silk  one  not  suit  you  as 
weU? 

9.  No,  satin  is  much  more  durable  and  is  [also]  better 
suited  to  my  purpose.  If  you  have  a  blue  blouse  made  for 
me,  how  long  will  it  be  before  [until]  it  is  done? 

10.  About  six  days. 


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il.  'l}a§<  miirbc  511  fpiit  fcin.  —  33ittc,  5cigcn  ©ic  mir  fcine 
3:afd^cntuc^cv.     'Sia^:-'  !oftcn  bicfc? 

12.  %d)im  "Jpfennig  ha^  (StM.'*  ^le  finb  aber  tttoa^  grob, 
!l:icfe  su  neungig  finb  feiner. 

13.  2Sa«  foftet  ein  ^Tu^enb? 

14.  5^cun  Mart,  gnabige^  grautcin. 

15.  SBa^  foftet  e^,  gtnei  33ucf)ftaben  barauf  ftiden  gu  laf['>n? 

16.  !l)tc  (Stitoei  tutrb  nid^t  bu^enbmeife  bered^net.  SD^an 
bejaf)It  funfunbstDansig  pfennig  fiir  gtDet  ^uc^ftaben,  etnen  f)alben 
Centimeter  grofe.  ^a^  ift  billig,  tDenn  man  an  bie  lange  feine 
SIrbeit  benft. 

17.  ^m  33ergleid^  lu  ben  "ifreifen  bei  un^  in  52en)  ^orf  ift 
e§  ja  aufecrorbentlid)  bilUg.  3(^  ne!)me  ein  ^u^enb.  ^affen 
(gie  mir  bie  ^nd^ftaben  „?.©."  barauf  fticfen. 

18.  S^  ^efef)I,  gnabigeg  graulein. 

19.  3ft  eg  notig,  etma^  im  tioraug  gu  bega^len?^ 

20.  ®urc^au§  nidt)t,  n^enn  man  cine  regelmnfsige  (fefte' 
^unbin^  ift. 

21.  9^un,  fc^reiben  ©ie  al[e§  auf  meine  9ie(i)nung. 

22.  §aben  8ie  Ijeute  fonft  ni(^t§  notig? 

23.  ^erfaufen  (Sic  nud^  fertige  ^leibunggftticfe  fUr  SDamen?' 
3d)  mlid^te  mir  gern  90^antcl  anfe()cn. 

24.  5lu6  tueld^em  (Stoff,  gnabigeg  graulein? 

25.  Slug  @amt,  ober  2:ud^  mit  51tlag  gefiittert. 

26.  Seiber  Derfaufen  tDir  ©amt  unb  Xu<i)  nur  metertneife.  ^ 
Slbenbmcintel,  ufU).  befommen  @ie  bei  ^od)  im  ©ebdube  nebcnan. 

27.  O  ja.  3e^t  erinnere  i(^  mid).  @r  {)alt  eine  5Irt 
5Iugt3er!auf,  ni($t  h3a{)r?  3c^  bemerfte  eine  5lnnonce  in  ber 
Beitung. 

28.  ©n  Hugderfauf  ift  eg  eigentlid)  nid^t.     3n  gj^lind^en 


AN    AMERICAN    IN    GERMANY  5 1 

11.  That  would  be  too  late.  Show  me,  please,  some  fine 
handkerchiefs.  —  What  do  these  cost  ? 

12.  Eighty  pfennigs  apiece.  They  are,  however,  rather 
coarse.     These  at  ninety  are  finer. 

13.  What  do  they  cost  a  dozen? 

14.  Nine  marks,  madam. 

15.  What  does  it  cost  to  have  two  letters  embroidered 
on  them  [thereon]? 

16.  The  embroidery  is  not  reckoned  by  the  dozen.  One 
pays  twenty-five  pfennigs  for  two  letters,  half  a  centimetre 
high.  That  is  cheap,  when  one  thinks  of  the  tedious  [long], 
fine  work. 

17.  In  comparison  with  the  prices  with  us  in  New  York, 
it  is  indeed  extraordinarily  cheap.  I  will  take  [I  take]  a  dozen. 
Have  the  letters  "L.  S."  embroidered  on  them. 

1-8.   As  you  desire  [command],  madam. 

19.  Is  it  necessary  to  pay  anything  in  advance? 

20.  Not  at  all,  when  one  is  a  regular  customer. 

21.  Well,  put  [write]  everything  on  my  bill. 

22.  Do  you  wish  anything  else  to-day? 

23.  Do  you  also  sell  ladies'  ready-made  garments?  I 
should  Hke  to  see  some  cloaks. 

24.  Of   what   material,  madam? 

25.  Of  velvet,  or  cloth  lined  with  satin. 

26.  Unfortunately  we  sell  velvet  and  cloth  only  by  the 
yard  [metre].  You  will  get  evening-cloaks,  etc.,  at  Koch's 
in  the  building  next  door. 

27.  Oh,  yes.  Now  I  remember.  He  has  [is  making]  a 
sort  of  closing-out  sale,  has  he  not?  I  noticed  an  advertise- 
ment in  the  paper. 

28.  It   really   is    not   a   closing-out    sale.      In    Munich 


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(^ibt  c^  jcbcn  ^cscmbcr  ©clegcnf)cit^l3crfau[c  t)on  fcrtigcn  ^tci= 
bunc\^[tucfcn. 

29.  C^Haubcn  (Sic,  c§  t[t  {)cute  morgen  cin  grofee^  ©cbrcinge 
bci  ^od)? 

30.  3c^  glaube  faum.  SSormittag^  ftnb  bte  ©efdjcifte  fcltcn 
iibcrfullt.  —  ©uten  2;ag,  gnabigeg  graulein,  bee{)ren  (£ie  un^ 
luicbcr! 

(G()or  toon  ^ommt§.) 

3L  33eebren  ©ie  un^  tuieber!     ©uten  3^ag!     ®uten  2ag! 

1.  ber  Saben,  pi.,  bie  ?aben,  5/ore;  5yio/>.  —  haQ  ©cfd^aft,  pi.,  ©efd^cifte, 
shop;  business  (in  general).  —  bcr  ^anbel,  trade;  commerce.  —  ber 
@ro^f)Qnblcr,  wholesale  dealer.  —  ha?>  ®rofege[(^aft,  wholesale  business. 
—  ber  !SetaiIf)anbeI,  or,  ^lein^anbet,  retail  business.  —  bie  ^anbetgftabt, 
commercial  town.  —  eine  §QnbeI^[(^uIe,  a  commercial  school. 

2.  ein  "^aar  ©triimpfe,  a  pair  of  stockings.  —  ein  ^aar  ©oden,  a  pair 
of  socks.  —  ein  "iPaar  @ummi-©(^u]^e,  a  pair  of  rubbers.  —  ?^abeln, 
needles.  —  ©tedfnabeln,  pins.  —  ^aarnabetn,  hairpins.  —  ein  ^nauel 
(Stopfgarn,  a  ball  of  darning-cotton.  —  eine  ^foltc  3^i^ii/  (^  spool  of 
thread.  —  ber  ©c^Ieicr,  veil.  —  bie  ©pi^en,  lace.  —  ber  Slill/  net.  — 
§afen  unb  Ofen,  hooks  and  eyes. 


piauberet  \% 
©in  9lu§fiug,  (a). 

1.  $Sa6  mac^en  ©ie  beute,  §err  33rort)n? 

2.  SKir  tBerben  ©($Io6  2:iefurt  befu(^cn.  ^a6  alte  ©(^lofe 
felbft  tft  fcf)r  Tnalerif(^  unb  intereffant,  unb  t)on  bort  aug  {)at  man 
eine  prac^ttiolle  Slu^fid^t. 

3.  ^aebefer  [agt  t)iel  bariibcr. 

4.  SBotlen  (5te  nic^t  an  bem  ^luSflug^  teilne{)men,  ober 
fommt  bie  (Sinlabung  ju  fpcit  fiir  ©ie? 

5»  !5)urc^au^  nic^t.    ^6)  ntocf)te  fe{)r  gem  mitge^en,^    53ei 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  53 

every  December  there  are  bargain-sales  of  ready-made  gar- 
ments. 

29.  Do  you  think  there  will  be  a  great  crowd  at  Koch's 
this  morning? 

30.  I  hardly  think  so.  In  the  forenoon  the  shops  are 
seldom  overcrowded.     Good  day,  madam.     Honor  us  again. 

{Chorus  of  clerks.) 

31.  Honor  us  again.     Good  day!     Good  day! 

3.  getb,  yellow.  —  griin,  green.  —  Qrau,  gray.  —  rot,  red.  —  rofa, 
pink;    rose-color.  —  braun,    brown.  —  f(f)ft)ars,    black.  —  ftieife,    white. 

4.  ftiidElDeife,  by  the  piece;  singly. 

5.  bie  ^a[[e,  cashier's  desk.  —  eine  betatllierte  9?ei$nung,  an  itemized 
bill.  —  Ouittieren  ®te  bie  Sxec^nung,  receipt  the  bill.  —  eine  Ouittung, 
a  receipt.  —  ^6)  beja^Ie  bei  Slblieferung,  /  will  pay  C.O.D. 

6.  ber  ^unbe,  masc,  bie  ^unbin,  fem.,  customer. 

7.  eine  grofee  Slugttiai)!,  a  great  choice,  stock  of  goods.  —  ©eben  ©te 
mir  eine  "iProbe,  give  me  a  sample. 

8.  2Bag  foftet  ba^  SQJeter?  What  does  it  cost  a  yard?  —  A  metre  is 
a  little  over  three  inches  more  than  a  yard. 


CONVERSATION  14. 

A  trip,  (a). 

1.  What  are  you  doing  to-day,  Mr.  Brown? 

2.  We  are  going  to  visit  Tiefurt  Castle.  The  old  castle 
itself  is  very  picturesque  and  interesting,  and  from  there  one 
has  a  glorious  view. 

3.  Baedeker  says  a  good  deal  about  it. 

4.  Will  you  not  join  in  [take  part  in]  the  trip,  or  does  the 
invitation  come  too  late  for  you? 

5.  Not  at  all.    I  should  like  very"  much  to  go  with  (you). 


54  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

bicfem  f)crrlicOen  ^Setter  ge^e  id)  gem  auf^  Sanb.^    3Bie  faf)rt 
man  l)iu? 

6.  yiad)  ©(ftloft  Xiefurt  get)t  feine  (Sleftrifc^e  (or,  Xvam^ 
baf)n)-    9D?an  get)!  ju  gu^. 

7.  ^ann  man  einen  SBagen  mieten? 

8.  (Sg  gibt  febr  menig  ^ferbe  in  $3eimar.  SD^an  mufe  fie 
immer  me{)rere  Jage  im  Dorau^  beftetlen.  3:;iefurt  ift  nur  eine 
9D^eile^  rtieit  unb  n)ir  finb  ade  fef)r  gut  ju  gufe.  2)arf  i(^ 
auf  <Sie  re(^nen? 

9.  3)a^  fommt  barauf  an/  ^llte^  f)angt  t)on  meiner  SO^utter 
ab.  (5ie  gef)t  nic^t  gem  bergauf,^  feitbem  fie  fid)  hm  gufe  t)er= 
renft  f)at.    3ft  ber  SBeg  giemli(^  eben,  ober  ift  er  f)iigelig? 

10.  T)a^  toeife  i(^  nid)t.  S^  tuerbe  mi(^  fofort  erfunbigen 
(or,  ic^  merbe  fofort  nad)fragen).  —  SKarten  ©ie  auf  mic^!  — 
SKie  gut!  gran  ©c^mibt  fagt,  ba^  nur  ein  §ligel  ha  ift,  ber 
and)  nidjt  einmal  fe{)r  bef(^n3erli($  ift. 

IL  5Ibgcmad)t!    (Sie  blirfen  auf  un§  rec^nen. 

12.  5^aturli(^,  nienn  e§  regnen  fotlte,  fo  ge{)en  n3ir  nid^t, 

13.  Um  n3ie  t)iet  U^x  tDoIIen  @ie  aufbrcc^en? 

14.  9J^ir  ift  e^  einerlei  (or,  egal).  <Se^en  (Sie  bie  (Stunbe 
felbft  feft. 

15.  Um  smei  U^x  finb  inir  bereit.  2;reffen  n^ir  un§  unten 
im  ^orribor. 

1.  ein  SluSflug,  day's   (or  short)  trip.  —  eine  9?eife,  a  journey. 

2.  SBoIien  (Sie  mitgef)en?  Will  you  go  with  (tis,  or  me,  understood)?  — 
SSoIIen  fSie  \id)  unS  bort  anfc^Iiefeen?    Will  you  join  us  there? 

3-  2luf^  ?anb,  io  //fe  country.  —  5luf  bem  ?anbe,  in  the  country.  — 
S5om  ?anbe,  from  the  country.  —  bie  ?anbf(f)a[t,  landscape.  —  ein  ?anb- 
mann,  a  countryman.  —  eine  Sanbfrau,  a  countrywoman.  —  ein  Sanb^- 
mann,  a  compatriot.  —  eine  Sanb^mannin,  a  compatriot  (fem.)-  — ' 
(Sr  ift  ein  ^anb^mann  Don  mir,  he  is  a  fellow-countryman  of  mine. 


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In  such  magnificent  weather  I  love  to  go  to  the  country 
[go  gladly  to  the  country].     How  does  one  get  there? 

6.  There  is  no  electric  {or,  street-car)  to  Tiefurt  Castle. 
One  goes  on  foot. 

7.  Can  one  hire  a  vehicle? 

8.  There  are  very  few  horses  in  Weimar.  One  must 
always  engage  them  several  days  in  advance.  Tiefurt  is 
only  one  mile  away,  and  we  are  all  good  walkers  [good  on 
foot].     May  I  count  upon  you? 

9.  That  depends.  Everything  depends  on  my  mother. 
She  does  not  like  to  go  uphill  since  she  sprained  her  foot. 
Is  the  road  pretty  level,  or  is  it  hilly? 

10.  That  I  do  not  know.  I  will  find  out  immediately.  — 
Wait  for  me !  —  How  fortunate  [good] !  Mrs.  Schmidt  says 
there  is  only  one  hill,  and  this,  too,  is  not  [even]  very  tire- 
some. 

11.  That  settles  the  matter  [settled].  You  may  count 
upon  us. 

12.  Of  course,  if  it  should  rain  we  are  not  going. 

13.  At  what  time  do  you  wish  to  start? 

14.  I  do  not  care  [To  me  it  is  all  the  same].  Set  the  time 
yourself! 

15.  At  two  o'clock  we  shall  be  ready.  Let  us  meet  down- 
stairs in  the  hall  [corridor], 

4.  eine  WtxXt,  one  mile  (equals  four  English  miles).  —  Distance 
in  Germany  is  often  reckoned  by  the  time  necessary  to  cover  that 
distance. 

Ex.  SSie  iDeit  i[t  e^?  How  far  is  it?  —  3)reiDierteI  ©tunbcu  ^u  SBagen, 
three-quarters  of  an  hour  by  carriage.  —  3^^i  ©tunben  JU  i^ufe,  two 
hours  on  foot. 

5.  Note  two  idioms  for  'depends'. 

6.  bergauf,  uphill.  —  bergab,  downhilL 


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piauberei  \5. 
ein  5tu^flu(|,  (b). 

1.  <Scijen  ®ie  ft($  f)ier  unter  bie  ^aunie  t)or  bcm  ®aftf)au«, 
unb  bcftcden  ®ic  ben  ^af[ee,  h3a{)renb  id)  bem  J!^afte(Ian^  haQ 
Zx'mtQclb  Qebe.  §abett  ®ie  eine  Tlaxt?  ^d)  f)abe  namlid^  gar 
fcin  l^'Ieingclb  in  meinem  *!)3ortcmonnaie. 

(3ur  ^ellncrin.) 

2.  graulein,  jmet  3:affen  ^i^affee,  gmei  £rug  ^ier  unb 
eincn  2:eIIer  53re^eln  unb  ^ud^en.  53ttte,  madden  ©le  rafd^. 
^ir  finb  febr  fiungrig. 

3.  SBar  ba^  (Sc^Iofe  ntc^t  reijenb?  Der  nette  alte  ^aftettan 
\)at  alleS  fo  fd^on  gegetgt  unb  fo  Diel  ^ntereffante^  ersaf)It. 

4.  ^a^  ©c^onfte^  an  ber  ©ad^e  n)ar,  bafe  feine  ©efc^ic^ten 
feine  ^egenben  tdaven,  !I)ie  ^i^^ncr  fef)en  eben  fo  freunblid^ 
unb  gemiitUc^  au^,  al^  ob  bie  (^ro6f)ersogin^  5lnna  5Imalia  mit 
^arl  Sluguft,  ®oetf)e  unb  ben  anbern  erft  geftern  fortgegangen 
iDciren. 

6.  3Ba6  f)at  ®ie  ant  meiften  interef[iert? 

6»  3)ie  fiinftlid^en  ©peifen  unb  griid^te,  bie  ©oet^e  moc^en 
liej,  um  feine  tuftigen  ®afte  ^u  taufd)en.  T)k  SD^a^Igeit  mu6 
\c\)X  fomifd)  gen)efen  fein» 

7.  3an)o{)I,  unb  m^  ^unbert  3a{)ren  fie{)t  alle^  fo  unglaub= 
lid)  appetitlid)  au§,  ni($t  tda\)x?  —  Unb  toaQ  t)at  3^nen  am 
meiften  tmponiert? 

8.  T)a^  fann  id)  faum  fagen.  Wix  i)at  alle^  fe{)r  gefaKen; 
aber  ba^  3^fTiTn^^c^^^  Q^^S  o^cn  gefiel  mir  tiielteic^t  am  beften» 
"^k  *!Puppen  unb  anberen  ©piclfad^en,  mit  n)eld^en  bie  funge 
©rofe^ersogin  f)eim(ic^  fpielte,  famen  mir  \d)X  ruf)renb  tior. 

9.  3n  ber  2:at,  ha^  3inimerd}en  njar  reijenb.  §aben  (Sie 
bag  ©emcilbe  im  (Salon  bemerft,  ha^  fie  al^  fiebse{)nja^rige 


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CONVERSATION  15. 
A  trip,  (b). 

1.  Seat  yourselves  here  under  the  trees  in  front  of  the  inn 
and  order  the  coffee,  while  I  give  the  caretaker  his  tip. 
Have  you  a  mark?  I  have  absolutely  no  change  in  my 
purse. 

{To  waitress.) 

2.  Waitress,  two  cups  of  coffee,  two  mugs  of  beer,  and  a 
plate  of  bretzels  and  cakes.  Please,  be  quick.  We  are  very 
hungry. 

3.  Was  not  the  castle  charming?  The  nice  old  caretaker 
showed  everything  so  well  and  told  so  many  interesting 
things. 

4.  The  best  of  the  matter  was  that  his  stories  were  not 
legends.  The  rooms  look  as  cosy  and  homelike  as  if  the 
grandduchess,  Anna  Amelia,  with  Charles  Augustus,  Goethe, 
and  the  others,  had  gone  away  only  yesterday. 

5.  What  interested  you  most  of  all? 

6.  The  artificial  foods  and  fruits  which  Goethe  had  made, 
in  order  to  deceive  his  merry  guests.  The  meal  must  have 
been  very  funny. 

7.  Yes,  indeed,  and  after  a  hundred  years  everything 
looks  so  marvellously  [incredibly]  appetising,  does  it  not? 
And  what  impressed  you  most  of  all? 

8.  That  I  can  hardly  say.  I  was  pleased  with  everything; 
but  the  little  room  way  up  stairs  pleased  me  perhaps  best. 
The  dolls  and  other  toys  with  which  the  young  grandduchess 
played  in  secret  struck  me  as  very  touching. 

9.  Indeed,  the  little  room  was  charming.  Did  you  notice 
the  painting  in  the  drawing-room  which  represents  her  as 


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9}?uttcr  barfttUt?     SBie   ein    gang   flcine^   SD^abc^en    ftef)t    fie 

10,  S3on  bem  Sy^aler^  X—,  md)t  m):)V?  ©ie  finb  tunft= 
fenncr^  in  foI(f)en  ©adjcn.  (Sagen  <Sie  mir!  ©lauben  @ie,  e6 
ift  ha^  Driginal?^    3)er  taftellan  f)at  e^  bef)auptet. 

11,  0()ne  3n)etfel  ift  eg  ed^t.^  3)a6  ©emalbe  ift  ein 
n)at)reg  ^leinob.  —  5lber,  fd^auen  <Bk  nur!  ^g  fangt  an  gu 
regnen.  ^u  liebcr  ©ott!^  ^ag  nenne  ic^  aber  ^t6)^  {)aben» 
§Bag  foflen  iDir  xnac^en? 

12,  SKie  fd^re(fli(^  (or,  entfe^ic^,  grcifelic^)! 
(3ur  fi'eHnerin.) 

13,  ^itte,  rufen  ©ie  ung  ben  3Birt, 

14,  3ii  Sefel)!,  mein  §err, 
(3um  28trt.) 

15,  §err  SBirt,  n)ir  braud^en  3I)re  ^ilfe,  2Bir  finb  toon 
SKeimor  gu  gufe  !)ier{)er  gefommen,  5^un  fangt  e^  an,  fe{)r 
ftarf  gu  regnen,  3ft  e6  moglid^,  irgenb  einen  ^agen  gu  mieten, 
unb  iDag  foftet  er? 

16,  giir  einen  (Sinfi3anner  toerlange  i^  fed^g  Wavt  fiinfgig; 
fiir  einen  ^^eifpcinner  toerlange  icft  gn)oIf  9)?arf,  2luf  ben  3^ci* 
fpanner  aber  miiffen  bie  §errf(^aften  ein  bi^d^en  n)arten. 

17,  !Der  (ginfpcinner  geniigt.  —  SKie  lange  bauert  e6,  bag 
^ferb  anfpannen  gu  laffen? 

18,  (Sine  5SierteIftunbe,  mein  §err.  3d^  n)erbe  felbft  nad^^ 
fe^en,'' 

{Qm  ^eUnerin.) 

19,  graulein,  gat)Ien  (or,  bitte,  bie  Sied^nung). 

1.  ber  ^afteHon,  caretaker.  —  ber  %u'i)vcv,  guide  (also,  guide-book). 

2.  S)o§  @(i)Ummftc  an  ber  ©ac^e  njar,  ^^e  wor5/  0/  the  matter  was. 

3.  ber  §ergO0,  duke.  —  bie  ^ergogin,  duchess.  —  ber  ®ro&t)ergog, 
grandduke.  —  bie  ®rofet)erg09tn,  grandduchess. 


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a  seventeen-year  old  mother?     She  looks  like  quite  a  little 
girl. 

10.  By'the  painter  X — ,  is  it  not?  You  are  a  connoisseur 
of  such  things.  Tell  me;  —  do  you  believe  it  is  the  original? 
The  caretaker  said  [asserted]  so. 

11.  Without  doubt  it  is  genuine.  The  painting  is  a  real 
treasure.  — But  just  look !  It  is  beginning  to  rain.  Heavens ! 
That  is  what  I  call  bad  luck.     What  shall  we  do? 

12.  How  dreadful! 
(To  waitress.) 

13.  Please  call  the  landlord  for  us. 

14.  Yes,  sir  [to  command]. 
(To  landlord.) 

15.  [Mr.]  Landlord,  we  need  your  help.  We  came  here 
on  foot  from  Weimar.  Now  it  is  beginning  to  rain  hard. 
Is  it  possible  to  hire  any  sort  of  a  vehicle  and  what  will  [does] 
it  cost? 

16.  For  a  one-horse  vehicle  I  ask  six  marks  fifty;  for  a 
two-horse  vehicle  I  ask  twelve.  But  for  the  two-horse 
wagon  the  gentry  will  have  to  wait  a  Httle. 

17.  The  one-horse  wagon  will  do  [suffices]. — How  long 
will  it  take  to  have  the  horse  harnessed? 

18.  A  quarter  of  an  hour,  sir.     I  will  see  about  it  myself. 

(To  waitress.) 

19.  Waitress,  the  bill,  please. 


4.  ber  Tlakv,  painter.  —  malerifd^,  artistic,  picturesque. 
S-  bie  ^utt[t,   art.  —  fiinftUc^,  artificial.  —  fiinftlerifc^,   artistic. 
6.  ha^  Original,  the  original  (painting,  statue,  etc.).  —  @r  ift  fef)r 
originetl,  he  is  very  original. 


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7.  ^aS  ift  cd^t,  that  is  genuine,  or  what  it  claims  to  be.  —  T)a^  ift 
na(f)8caf)mt,  that  is  an  imitation.  —  !5)a8  ift  blofe  eine  5^ac^al)mung,  that 
is  only  a  copy,  or  imitation. 


piauberci  \6. , 
@in  Scfudi  bcim  Slr^t 

1.  (Sntfc^ulbigen  (Ste,  gibt  e^  eine  englifc^e  5Ipotf)efe  in  bcr 
(Stabt? 

2.  3a^of)l,  mein  $err.  ®e()en  ®ie  nur  gerabe  au^^  bi^  gur 
*iPemfaftra6e. 

3.  ^ag  ift  ja  gn  hDeit.  ^ennen  ©ie  bietleid^t  etnen  guten 
5lrst  in  ber  g^afie? 

4»  ©etnife.  ^er  ^ofarjt,  §err  ^oftor  53robmei)er,  XQO^ni 
gerobe  um  bie  (Scfe  im  erften  ©ebaube. 

5,  53eften  S)anf.    3(^  tDerbe  i()n  fofort  ouffud)en. 
(3utn  §au§meifter.2) 

6,  ^6)  bitte  um  (gntfcftulbigung,  n3ot)nt  ^err  ^oftor  ^rob= 
metier  in  biefem  §aufe? 

7,  3citi3ot)I,  mein  §err.  (Sr  tDobnt  im  erften  @tocf  (or, 
eine  2:reppe  {)od^). 

8»  ^iffen'^ie,  ob  er  gu  fprec^en^  ift? 
9*  3ah)ot)l     (Sr  {)at  eben  feine  ©prec^ftunbe.    ©eben  ®ie 
nur  ruf)ig  {)inauf. 

(S3et  bem  ?Cr3t.) 

10.  (^uten  2:ag,  §err  ^oftor.  ©pred^en  @ie  ettua^  (gng= 
Iif(^? 

11»  ^eiber  nic^t,  mein  $err.  9D^eine  ^enntni6  biefer  (Sprac^e 
ift  fef)r  mangel{)aft.  ^eben  ®ie  bod)  !i)eutf(^;  ic^  bin  gen)i6, 
ic^  tiDerbe  (Sie  fe{)r  gut  tierfteben.  5llfo,  tt»a^  febit  3^nen?  ^a^ 
fiir  (Sljmptome  b^iben  ®ie? 


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8.  Such  expressions,  common  in  German,  should  be  rendered  in 
English  by:  'Heavens'!  'Goodness'!  'Gracious'!  or  the  like.- 

9.  ^tii),  bad  luck;  lit.,  'pitch'. 

10.  tia(^[ef)cn,  to  see  after,  or  about.  — nac^fragen,  to  ask  about;  inquire. 


CONVERSATION  16. 
A  call  at  the  doctor's. 

1.  Excuse  me,  is  there  an  English  apothecary-shop  in 
the  town? 

2.  Yes  [indeed],  sir.  Just  go  straight  ahead  as  far  as 
Perusa  Street. 

3.  [Why]  that  is  too  far.  Do  you  perhaps  know  a  good 
physician  in  the  neighborhood? 

4.  Certainly.  The  court-physician,  Doctor  Brodmeyer, 
lives  just  around  the  corner  in  the  first  building. 

5.  [Best]  thanks;  I  will  visit  him  immediately. 
(To  janitor.) 

6.  I  beg  pardon,  does  Doctor  Brodmeyer  live  in  this 
house? 

7.  Yes,  sir.  He  Hves  on  the  second  floor  [Ht.  first  floor] 
{or,  one  flight  up). 

8.  Do  you  know  if  he  can  be  seen  [spoken  to]? 

9.  Yes  [indeed].  He  has  his  office-hour  just  now.  Go 
right  up  (go  quietly  upstairs). 

{At  the  doctor^ s.) 

10.  Good  day,  doctor.  _  Do  you  speak  any  English? 

11.  Unfortunately  not,  sir.  My  knowledge  of  the  lan- 
guage is  very  limited.  Just  sp'eak  in  German ;  I  shall  under- 
stand you  very  well,  I  am  sure.  Well,  what  is  the  matter 
with  you?     What  symptoms  have  you? 


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12.  5>or  ciiicr  S5sod)e  f)abe  id)  miii)  fe{)r  erfaltet.  .BtDci  Xaqt 
lauQ  Utt  irf)  an  Sdjincrgen  im  9iuden  unb  in  ben  ^einen. 

13.  §uftcneic? 

14.  ?lm  ^age  fe'^r  mcnig.  3d)  Ijufte  aber  bie  gonjc  S^Zad^t 
I)inburd). 

^     15.   3:Ht  3t)ncn  ber  §al^  tpet)?    3(5  mo(5te  3f)nen  in  ben 
§al^  fe^en. 

16.  3d^  ^abe  fein  ^al^mef)  mebr.  ^ag  ift  je^t  tooriiber 
(or,  t)orbci).  5lugenblidli(5  leibe  i(5  bauptfad^Iic^  an  ^opfmel), 
T)ev  ^opf  tut  mir  fdjrecfUd)  mel). 

17.  @ie  ()aben  einen  leic^ten  Hnfall  t)on  Qnftuenja,  ber  je^t 
aber  beinaf)e  fc^on  t)orbei  ift.  ®ie  fc^einen  ein  bi^(5en  abge* 
magert  ^u  fein.  $or  biefer  ^ranftieit  befanben  @ie  fid^  ganj 
n)of)I? 

18.  3(5  bin  niemal^  ftarf^  gen)efen  (i(5  ti^ar  immer  f(5Ianf), 
obglei(5  id^  in  ber  ^egel  xtdjt  gefunb  bin.  5^ur  in  ber  le^ten 
3eit  fiif)Ie  i(5  mi(5  nic^t  gang  tDo{)l.  ' 

19.  ©ie  ftnb  bUitarm.  3d)  n3erbe  3f)nen  ein  ^legept 
f(5reiben.  ^^e^men  ©ie  ba^  SD^ittel  breimal  tagli(5  ein.  33or 
aden  ©ingen^  erfdlten  'Bit  fi(5  ni(5t  h)ieber;  (Sie  finb  n3af)rs 
fc^einlid)  ein  bi^(5en  empfinblic^. 

20.  2)arf  t(5  mir  iBemegung  madden? 

21*  SatDoI)!.  ai^ac^en  (Sie  jeben  2:ag  einen  furgen  ©pajier* 
gang. 

22.  3(5  banfe  36nen  fe^r,  §err  !Do!tor.  SKie  t)iel  bin  i(5 
36nen  fc^ulbig?^ 

1 .  0ef)en  ©ie  gerobe  ouS,  go  straight  ahead.  —  ®ef)en  ©ic  linfg,  go 
to  the  left.  —  ©e^en  ©ic  re(^tS,  go  /o  iAe  right. 

2.  ber  ^au§meifter,iawi7or;  lit.,  'house-master'.  —  bie  ^auSmeiftcrin, 
janitress,  concierge.  —  grhinbigen  ©ie  fic^  bei  bem  ^augmeifter,  inquire 
of  the  janitor. 

3.  fpred^en  (to  speak)  often  takes  a  direct  object. 


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12.  A  week  ago  I  caught  a  bad  cold.  For  two  days  I 
suffered  with  pains  in  the  back  and  limbs. 

13.  Do  you  cough? 

14.  In  the  day-time  very  Httle.  I  cough,  however,  through 
the  entire  night. 

15.  Does  your  throat  pain  you?  I  should  like  to  look  at 
[into]  your  throat. 

16.  My  throat  is  no  longer  sore  [I  have  no  more  sore 
throat].  That  is  over  now.  I  suffer  principally  just  now 
from  head-ache.     It  pains  me  frightfully. 

17.  You  have  a  light  attack  of  influenza,  which  is  now 
nearly  over.  You  seem  to  have  grown  a  bit  thin.  Before 
this  illness,  were  you  quite  well? 

18.  I  have  never  been  stout  (I  was  always  slender),  al- 
though I  am,  as  a  rule,  extremely  healthy.  Only  lately 
I  do  not  feel  quite  well. 

19.  You  are  anaemic;  I  will  write  you  a  prescription. 
Take  the  remedy  three  times  every  day.  Above  [before] 
everything,  do  not  catch  cold  again.  You  are  probably  a 
bit  susceptible. 

20.  May  I  take  [make]  exercise? 

21.  Yes,  indeed.     Take  a  short  walk  every  day 

22.  Thank  you,  doctor.  —  How  much  do  I  owe  you? 

Ex.  3<^  mod^tc  tl^n  fprec^en,  /  should  like  to  speak  to  him. 

Note  also  the  following  constructions: 

3c§  moc^te  mit  i^m  bartiber  fpred^en,  /  should  like  to  speak  with  him 
about  it.  —  ^{^  fprac^  liber  il^n,  /  spoke  about  him.  —  (gr  ift  nic^t  p 
fpreci^cn,  he  is  not  able  to  see  you;  lit.,  'he  is  not  to  be  spoken  to'. 

4.  ftarf,  stout;  strong;  large-framed.  —  fd^Ianf,  slender.  —  bid,  fat. 


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—  bUnn,  thin.  —  grofe,  large;  tall;  great  (in  character).  —  flein,  little; 
small;  short.  —  f orpcrlic^,  bodily.  —  Qeiftig,  mental. 

Ex.  ©r  ift  forperlic^  (scij'tig)  [e^r  h)enig  entmicfelt,  he  is  not  well  de- 
veloped physically  (mentally). 

5.  boS  2)in8,  bie  (Sac^c,  /Aiwg.  —  bei  ber  ©ac^e  bleiben,  <o  5/Jc^  to 
one's  point,  or  subject.  —  ^olcn  <Sie  meine  ©acficn,  fetch  my  things.  — 
es  trar  nid^t  [cine  (Sa(f)C,  z7  was  not  his  afair.  —  !5)ie  <SQc5e  Derbalt  fid) 
fo,  the  matter  stands  thus.  —  2Ba«  fiir  ein  mcbli(|e§  !5)ing!  What  a  cun- 
ning (i.e.  dear)  little  thing  (a  person)!  —  Slller  Qutcn  5)in0C  finb  brei, 
all  good  things  come  in  threes. 

6.  ^6)  bin  f(^ulb  baran,  it  is  my  fault.  —  @ic  finb  fd^ulb  baran,  you 

plauberct  \7, 
2)ic  SBafi^frau. 

1.  3ft  irgenb  iemanb  l)ter  geinefen,  ber  nad^  mir  gefragt  f)at? 

2.  3a,  QttabiQe  grau.  33or  sel)n  SJJinuten  ift  bie  ^afd^frau 
Qefommen.  ®ie  {)at  3f)re  ^afc^e^  gebrac^t  unb  tDartet  auf 
©ie  in  ber  ^iicEie,^ 

3.  ^itte,  fd^icfen  ®ie  fie  ntir  ()inauf  in  mein  Bitnmer. 

4.  (^leid),  Qnabige  gran 
(Oben.) 

5.  @uten  %Ci^,  gndbige  grau. 

6.  (S^uten  Jag,  Sran  (gottfrieb.    SSie  9ef)t  eg  f)eute? 

7.  (Sef)r  gut,  banfe.  ®ott  fei  ^anf,  \6)  bin  meinen  ^Jeu* 
matiSmug  beinat)e  lo^.^ 

8.  @ie  l^aben  tneine  SBcifc^e  gebrac^t? 

9.  3an)o{)(,  gncibige  gran,    "^tx  Bettel'^  liegt  babei. 

10.  gf^un,  legen  ©ie  alleg  auf  baS  ^ett,  unb  \6)  n)erbe  bie 
(Stiitf e  saf)Ien.^  —  ^%  fef)It  mir  ein  2:af(^entuc%,  nic^t  h3ai)r?  — 
S^ein,  id)  f)abe  mid^  t3ersa{)It» 

11.  5^irf)tg  fel^lt  alg  eine  SBlufe,  bie  ein  paar  2:age  lang  nid^t 
Su  finben  n^ar.    ^eute  morgen  !am  fie  pIo^KcJ  gum  5Sorfd)ein. 


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are  in  fault,  or  it  is  your  fault.  —  <Sie  finb  mir  cine  S!}?arf  fd^ulbig,  you 

owe  me  a  mark. 

Useful  Phrases 

©cfimnbfiic^tig,  consumptive;  tuberculous.  —  'ta^  %\thtx  nimmt  in,  the 
fever  is  increasing.  —  3)aS  i^ieber  mmmt  ah,  the  fever  is  decreasing.  — 
bie  ?cbengfraft,  vitality.  —  bie  ©pannfroft,  power  of  recuperation —  3^ 
modjte  tnic^  impfen  Ia[[en,  /  should  like  to  he  vaccinated.  —  S)er  Slrjt 
inarfite  eine  Unterfud)ung,  the  doctor  made  an  examination. — 3)er  SIrjt 
bc'oanbelte  ben  ^ranfen,  the  doctor  treated  the  patient.  —  <Sie  ift  in  £)^n= 
mac^t  gefatlen,  she  fainted  away.  —  SBic  gcf)t  e^  3f)nen  (most  usual  ex- 
pression)? How  do  you  do}  —  @g  9ef)t  mir  fef)r  QUt,  eS  gefit  mir  be[[er, 
I  am  very  well,  I  am  better. 

CONVERSATION  17. 

The  washerwoman. 

1.  Has  any  one  been  here,  who  has  asked  for  me? 

2.  Yes,  madam.  Ten  minutes  ago  the  washerwoman 
came.  She  brought  your  laundry  and  is  waiting  for  you 
in  the  kitchen. 

3.  Send  her  up  to  my  room,  please. 

4.  Immediately,  madam. 
{Upstairs.) 

5.  Good  day,  madam. 

6.  Good  day,  Mrs.  Gottfried.     How  are  you  to-day? 

7.  Very  well,  thanks.  Heaven  be  thanked,  I  am  almost 
rid  of  my  rheumatism. 

8.  Have  you  brought  my  wash? 

9.  Yes,  madam.     The  list  is  with  it. 

10.  Well,  put  everything  on  the  bed,  and  I  will  count  the 
pieces.  —  I  am  one  handkerchief  short  [there  is  lacking  to 
me  one  handkerchief],  am  I  not?  —  No,  I  counted  wrong. 

11.  Nothing  is  lacking  but  one  shirt-waist  which  could 
not  be  found  for  a  couple  of  days.     This  morning  it  turned 


66  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

(Sic  Voar  ctma^  gerbriidft  unb  mufe  noc^  cinmat  gertjafc^cn  unb 
Qcbiigclt  tuerben. 

12.  (5^  freut  tnid^  fef)r,  bafe  fie  nid^t  tterloren  geganGen  ift, 
3d)  I)abe  fie  nculic^  in  ^ari^  gefauft. 

13.  3(f)  {)abe  bie  ©ticEerei  fef)r  bcmunbcrt. 

14.  2Bie  t)icl  bin  id)  3f)nen  fc^ulbig,  grau  ©ottfrieb? 

15.  3^ci  93?arf  fiinfunbfieb^ig,  Qnctbige  grau.  ©oil  id^  31)t^c 
fd)mu^ige  SBafd)e  mitnel)men? 

16.  3a,  bitte.  T)ort  liegt  fie  auf  bem  ©tul^l.  58ig  ttiann 
fann  id)  bie  58lufe  befommen?    3c^  brauc^e  fie  notlDenbig. 

17.  5lm  ©onnerStag,  lijenn  ba§  3^nen  red^t  ift. 

18.  5^ein,  id)  mufe  fie  gan^  fic^er  am  TlitttDod)  guriid  l^aben. 

19.  34  h)crbe  mein  iBefteg  tun,  urn  fie  3l)nen  am  Mttmod^ 
5lbenb  gu  bringen. 

20.  !Dag  ift  fe^r  nett.  S3ergeffen  <Bk  nld^t,  grau  (Sottfrieb, 
bie  5^lufe  etma^  mel)r  gu  ftarfen. 

21.  (SoU  id)  bie  ©triimpfe  ftopfen?  34  f^i^e^  amii  SSdfd^e, 
nal)e  ^nopfe  an,  unb  fo  n^eiter. 

22.  2:un  eie  e§  biefe  SBoc^e,  bitte.  !Da§  5lu«beffem  ift 
mir  fur^tbar  laftig.  —  5llfo,  bi^  SD^ittUJoc^,  grau  ©ottfrieb,  unb 
(Sie  bringen  bie  iibrigen  ©ad^en  am  (Sonnabenb  n3ie  gen3t)l)nlid^, 
nid^t  toa\)x? 

23.  3citnol)l,  gnabige  grau.  —  5lbieu. 

1.  h)afc^en,  to  wash.  —  biigeln,  to  iron;  to  press  with  an  iron. 

2.  bcr  ^oc^,  man-cook.  —  bie  ^od^in,  woman-cook.  —  foc^en,  tc 
cook. 

3.  log  tocrben  (ace),  to  get  rid  of.  —  lo[(e),  loose; free.  —  loS  (suflfix). 
without.  Ex.  ^6)  bin  meine  (Srfaltung  log  Qen)orben,  /  have  gotten  rid 
of  my  cold.  —  2)tc  Slrmcl  finb  ju  lofe,  the  sleeves  are  too  loose.  —  3)er 


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up  suddenly.     It  was  rather  mussed  and  must  be  washed 
and  ironed  again. 

12.  I  am  very  glad  that  it  was  not  lost.  I  bought  it  re- 
cently in  Paris. 

13.  I  admired  the  embroidery  very  much. 

14.  How  much  do  I  owe  you,  Mrs.  Gottfried? 

15.  Two  marks  seventy-five,  madam.  Shall  I  take  your 
soiled  laundry  with  (me)? 

16.  Yes,  please.  There  it  lies  on  the  chair.  When  can 
I  have  [get]  the  blouse?     I  need  it  badly. 

17.  On  Thursday,  if  that  will  suit  you. 

18.  No,  I  must  have  it  back  surely  by  Wednesday. 

19.  I  will  do  my  best  to  bring  it  to  you  on  Wednesday 
evening. 

20.  That  is  very  nice.  Do  not  forget,  Mrs.  Gottfried, 
to  starch  the  blouse  a  Uttle  more. 

21.  Shall  I  darn  the  stockings?  I  also  mend  linen,  sew 
on  buttons,  etc. 

22.  Do  it  this  week,  please.  Mending  is  very  burdensome 
to  me.  —  Well,  till  Wednesday,  Mrs.  Gottfried,  and  bring 
the  rest  of  the  things  on  Saturday,  as  usual,  will  you  not? 

23.  Yes,  madam.  —  Good-bye. 

©efangene  ift  log,  the  prisoner  is  loose  {free).  —  getoiffcnlog,  without 
conscience. 

4.  ber  ^tiitX,  any  kind  of  printed  list,  .playbill,  paper,  etc. 

5.  sat)Ien,  to  count.  —  gal^Ien,  to  pay. 

6.  fliden,  to  mend  (patch,  underwear,  linen,  etc.).  —  au^beffern,  to 
mend  (in  general);  the  putting  in  order  of  garments  and  household 
linen. 


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Plaubcrci  \8. 

5luf  Oicifen,  (a). 

(3um  5lutfcf)er.) 

1.  ®inb  ©ie  bcftcHt? 

2.  9lcin,  i(^  bin  frei.^  ©teigen  <Bie  nur  ein.  SBo  tuotfen 
©ie  ^)mfaf)rcn,2  mein  §err? 

3.  ^ie  tDcit  i[t  e^  bi^  gum  53a{)n^of?3 

4.  gunfunb^tDansig  SQ^inuten,  hjeiin  man  f(f)nelt  fafjrt. 

5.  511  fo,  auf  ben  53af)nf)of  (or,  nacf)  bem  ^a()n{)of),  fo  f(^nel( 
h)ie  mo9U(^.    SSir  ^aben  grofee  @ile.^ 

(9(m  S3Ql^nf)of.  — Qnm  GJepdrftrdger.) 

6.  3:rager  (or,  3)ienftmann),  nef)men  @ie  biefe  ®a($en,  unb 
tcarten  (Sie  auf  mic^.  Qd)  tntd  unfre  Gillette  (or,  gaf)rfar= 
ten)  lofen.    2Bo  ift  ber  ©(falter,  bitte? 

7.  ^a  briiben,  linfg  am  (Singang  (5luggang). 

8.  3ft  ber  ©(falter  fc^on  offen? 

9.  3an>ol)I,  mein  §err. 

10.  ^itte,  ivoti  gaf)r!arten  (or,  53itlette,  or,  53UIetg),  gnjeU 
ter  tiaffe  (erfter  Piaffe;  britter  Piaffe),  nac^  ®enf. 

11»  &n  unb  guriid  (or,  9^etourbi(let^)?^ 

12.  mux  {)in,  bitte.  Sag  foftet'g  Shelter  tiaffe  nac^  ©enf 
iiber  53em? 

13.  (gg  foftet  t)iersig  ^axt  fiir  jebe  *i)3erfon. 

14.  §ier  ftnb  neun^tg.  ©eben  (Sie  mir,  bitte,  einige  giinf* 
Sigpfennigftiicfe.  (gg  fef)It  mir  an  ^leingelb  fiir  2:rinfgelber 
auf  ber  9^eife. 

15.  (Set)r  gem,  mein  $err.  §ier  finb  gef)n.  3(^  bin  nam= 
lic^  fe{)r  pfrieben,  fie  log  gu  tt»erben,  njeil  icf)  i)eute  eine  SD^enge 
fleincg  ®elb  f)abe. 

16.  !©anfe  fef)r.  Um  inie  Diel  Uf)r  gel^t  ber  ©d^nellgug  (or, 
(Siljug)  nad^  ®enf  ab?  3m  §otel  fonnte  id^  feinen  gaf)rplan 
befommen. 


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CONVERSATION  18. 

Traveling,  (a). 
{To  the  cabman.) 

1.  Are  you  engaged? 

2.  No,  I  am  not  engaged.  Just  get  in.  —  Where  do  you 
wish  to  drive  to,  sir? 

3.  How  far  is  it  to  the  station? 

4.  Twenty-five  minutes,  if  one  drives  quickly. 

5.  Well,  to  the  station  as  quickly  as  possible.  We  are  in 
a  great  hurry. 

{At  the  station.  —  To  the  porter.) 

6.  Porter,  take  these  things  and  wait  for  me.  I  want  to 
get  our  tickets.     Where  is  the  ticket-oflSce,  please? 

7.  Over  there,  at  the  left  of  the  entrance  (exit). 

8.  Is  the  ticket-office  open  yet? 

9.  Yes,  sir. 

10.  Two  tickets,  second  class  (first  class,  third  class), 
for  Geneva. 

11.  Round  trip? 

12.  Only  one  way  [thither],  please.  What  does  it  cost, 
second  class,  to  Geneva  by  way  of  Bern? 

13.  It  costs  forty  marks  for  each  person. 

14.  Here  are  ninety.  Give  me,  please,  some  fifty-pfennig 
pieces.  I  have  no  change  for  tips  on  the  journey.  [There 
is  lacking  to  me  small  money  for  tips.] 

15.  Very  gladly,  sir.  Here  are  ten.  I  am  really  very 
glad  [contented]  to  get  rid  of  them,  as  I  have  a  large  quantity 
of  small  change  to-day. 

16.  Thank  you  very  much.  At  what  time  does  the  express 
leave  for  Geneva?     I  could  not  get  a  time-table  at  the  hotel. 


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17.  Um  ncun  Ul)r  fiinf.  —  (Sntfc^ulbtacn  ®ie;  ic^  irre  mtc^.^ 
T^a^  ift  bcr  ncuc  ^]?crfonensug»  ®er  ^djuetlsug  ge{)t  um  f)alb 
3c()u  ab. 

18.  SKie  laiiGC  bauert  bie  5af)rt?  Um  tDie  i3iel  Uf)r  fommt 
,  man  in  ^enf  an? 

19.  ^er  3uG  fommt  f)eute  abcnb  um  f)alb  el[  in  ®enf  an. 

20.  ^ann  id)  ein  birefte^  iBiltet  befommen? 

21.  3an)o{)l. 

22.  ®ibt  c^  burd)9e{)enbe  SSagen  na(ft  (^enf? 

23.  9lur  fiir  'ipaffagiere  erfter  Piaffe.  $Reifenbe,  bie  gnjeiter 
Piaffe  fat)ren,  miiffen  in  ^ern  umfteigen.^ 

24.  SBie  lancje  l)alt  ber  3^9  in  ^ern? 

25.  (5ine  f)albe  (Stunbe. 

26.  5luf  tDclc^er  (Station  (or,  §alte[tetle)  !ann  man  9Dlit^ 
tag^effcn  befommen? 

27.  @§  ift  bequemer,  im  (Speifemagen  ju  fpeifen. 
(Bum  ©epcidtrciger.) 

28.  3:rager,  l^ier  ift  mein  53iltet.  ®eben  ®ie  unfre  (Sac^en 
Quf^  (or,  laffen  @ie  unfre  ©ad^en  einfc^reiben),  unb  bringen  @ie 
mir  (Sdjein  unb  ^Sillet  an^  ^Buffet  im  SKartejimmer  (or,  SKarte^^ 
faal)  snjeiter  tiaffe. 

29.  SSenn  ©ie  bie  beiben  goffer  einfd)reiben  laffen,  fo  mliffen 
©ie  biel  libergemid^t  U^ai^kn,  mein  $err. 

30.  (Bit  f)aben  re($t.  Q6)  ^atte  nic^t  haxan  gebac^t.  3)en 
grofeen  Coffer  Ujerbe  i(^  alg  (or,  per)  ©ilgut  fc^iden  laffen. 
^ommen  <Sie,  id)  ttjill  lieber  felbft  nad)fragen. 

• 

1.  frei,  disengaged;  not  already  taken.  —  umfonft,  free  of  charge; 
gratis.  —  foftenlog,  foftenfrei,  gratis,  free. 

2.  fQt)ren,  to  ride  (in  vehicle  or  train);  drive.  —  9el)en,  to  go  (on  foot). 
3-  bie  Si)enbat)n,  railroad.  —  bie  ©trafeenbotin,  street-car  line. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN    GERMANY  7 1 

17.  At  nine-five.  —  Excuse  me,  I  am  mistaken.  That 
is  the  new  accommodation- train.  The  express  leaves  at 
half-past  nine. 

18.  How  long  is  the  trip  [does  the  trip  last]?  At  what 
hour  does  one  arrive  in  Geneva? 

19.  The  train  arrives  in  Geneva  at  half -past  ten  this 
evening. 

20.  Can  I  get  a  through-ticket? 

21.  Certainly. 

22.  Are  there  through-cars  to  Geneva? 

23.  Only  for  first-class  passengers.  Travelers  who  go 
second-class  must  change  cars  at  Bern. 

24.  How  long  does  the  train  stop  at  Bern? 

25.  Half  an  hour. 

26.  At  what  station  [or,  stop]  can  one  get  dinner? 

27.  It  is  more  convenient  to  eat  in  the  dining-car. 
{To  the  porter.) 

28.  Porter,  here  is  my  ticket.  Check  our  things  and  bring 
the  check  and  ticket  to  me  at  the  buffet  in  the  second-class 
waiting-room. 

29.  If  you  have  both  trunks  checked,  you  will  have  to  pay 
a  good  deal  for  excess-weight,  sir. 

30.  You  are  right.  I  had  not  thought  of  that.  I  will 
have  the  large  trunk  sent  by  express.  Come,  I  prefer  to 
ask  about  it  myself. 

4.  3c5  '\)(xht  @Uc,  I  am  in  a  hurry.  —  S^  preffiert,  /  am  in  a  hurry; 
lit.,  'it  presses'  (colloquial  expression  much  used  in  Germany), 
^ann  \6)  in  §eibelberg  au^ftetgcn  unb  fpiiter  init  einem  anberen  3^9  inciter 
fal^ren?  May  I  get  out  at  Heidelberg  and  go  on  later  with  another  train? 


72  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

5.  cin  detour  billet,  a  round-trip  ticket.  —  ein  9?unbrcifc billet,  a  tourist's 
ticket   (with   stop-overs). 

6.  ©ic  irrcn  fic^,  you  are  mistaken.  —  @r  irrt  [ic^,  he  is  mistaken.  — 
©ic  l^aben  rcd^t,  you  are  right.  —  <Sie  I)aben  unreci^t,  you  are  wrong. 


piaubcrei  \^. 

5luf  SJcifcn,  (b). 

(Sin  ber  ®epacf=Stufgabe.) 

L  3d^  module  biefen  Coffer  unb  biefe  9?eifetafc^e  aufgeben 
(or,  einfcftretben)^  §ier  tft  mein  53iltet  (or,  meine  galirfarte), 
SBie  t)iel  ^iPfunb  ftnb  frei? 

2.  ®ie  ()aben  feine  gtoeite  gal^rfarte? 

3.  ^oc^,  I)ier  ift  fie, 

4»  3n  biefcm  galte  f)aben  (Sie  fein  Ubergemic^t  gu  begatilen. 
3d^  hjerbe  bie  beiben  ©tiicfe  gleic^  einfc^retben.  (^e^ort  ber 
anbere  goffer  auc^  S^inen,  mein  §err? 

5.  3att)ol)L  3c^  moc^te  i^n  aB  ^ilgut  fcjicfen^  laffen, 
^aben  (Bie  il)n  f(f)on  gemogen? 

6.  9^0(5  ni(%t»    @r  fie{)t  aber  fef)r  fcftmer  au6. 

7.  2Ba^  foftet  e^,  if)n  na(^  (^enf  gu  Widten? 

8.  ©inen  ^lugenblid  —  ic^  n)erbe  i^n  tDtegen.  —  3^eiunb= 
gtDansig  9J?arf,    (^te  tuerben  il^u  iibermorgen  befoTumen. 

9.  Unb  tra^  foftet  e^  al§  gra^tgut?^ 

10.  53ier3ef)n  9[^arf  fiinfunbfiebjig,  mein  §err. 

11.  Unb  n)ie  lange  njiirbe  e^  banern? 

12.  Ungefdl)r  fiinf  Silage. 

13.  3)a6  pafet  mir  fel)r  gut.  §ier  ift  'ao.^  (^elb  unb  bie 
5lbreffe.  (3um  ©epacf trager,  ber  noc^  immcr  mit  ben  3?ei[eta[d^en,  9?egen= 
fc^irtnen,  ufm.  n^artet.)  —  ©d^netl,  ^rager,  XQXX  miiffen  un^  boc§ 
beeilen!    S)er  3ug  ge{)t  fel)r  balb  ah. 


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7.  umfteigcn,  to  change  cars.  —  einfteigen,  to  hoard  a  train,  —  au^- 
fteigen,  to  alight.  —  abfteigen,  to  stop,  or  stay  at  (a  hotel,  or  boarding- 
house). 

8.  (Sincn  goffer  aufgeben,  to  check  a  trunk.  —  (Sincn  ^rief  aufgcben, 
to  post  a  letter.  —  aufgcben,  to  yield,  to  give  up. 


CONVERSATION  19. 
Traveling,  (b). 
{At  the  luggage-room.) 

1.  I  should  like  to  check  this  trunk  and  this  bag,  please. 
Here  is  my  ticket.     How  many  pounds  go  free? 

2.  Have  you  no  second  ticket? 

3.  Oh,  yes,  here  it  is. 

4.  In  that  case  you  have  no  excess-weight  to  pay.  I 
will  check  both  pieces  right  away.  Does  the  other  trunk 
also  belong  to  you,  sir? 

5.  Yes,  I  should  like  to  have  it  sent  by  express.  Have 
you  weighed  it  yet? 

6.  Not  yet.     It  looks  very  heavy,  however. 

7.  What  would  it  cost  [does  it  cost]  to  send  it  to  Geneva? 

8.  One  moment;  I  will  weigh  it.  —  Twenty-two  marks. 
You  will  receive  it  day  after  to-morrow. 

9.  And  what  does  it  cost  by  freight.? 

10.  Fourteen  marks  seventy-five,  sir. 

11.  And  how  long  does  it  take  [last]? 

12.  About  five  days. 

13.  That  suits  me  very  well.  Here  is  the  money  and  the 
address.  {To  the  porter  who  is  still  waiting  with  the  bags, 
umbrellas  J  etc.)  —  Quick,  porter,  we  must  hurry.  The  train 
leaves  very  soon. 


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14.  (g^  eilt  nic^t,  mein  §crr.  (Sie  l)abcn  noc^  sef)n  5D?muten 
3eit.  §abcn  (£ie  feine  2lngft.  (Sie  iucrbcu  ben  3^9  nid)t 
berfaumcn. 

15.  SSo  ift  ber  Slu^gang  sum  "iperron  fiir  abge()enbe  3iise? 

(5ln  bem  5(U'3gQng.) 

16.  ^cigen  ©ie  3f)re  gaf)rfarten,  -meine  ^erren. 

17.  liefer  §err  fal)rt  nid^t  mit.  (Sr  h)il(  un^  nur  gum  ^UQ 
begleiten. 

(3lmerifaner  am  Bug  5um  §cnn,  ber  bor  ber  Sixr  ftc^t.) 

18.  S3erseif)en  ©ie,  ift  bier  ^la^  fiir  ^tod  "iperfonen? 

19.  §ier  ift  fein  ^lai^  mef)r  (or,  \)kx  ift  fc^on  alle^  befe^t). 
3Die^  ift  ein  9iaud^coupe.    ©uc^en  ©ie  eiti  ^amencoupe? 

20.  SSir  boben  feine  !I)ame  mit;  mir  fuc^en  ein  (Eoupe  fiir 
9lid)traucber.^ 

(Xer  ©cpiicftrager  mft.) 

21.  3D^eine  ^erren,  fteigen  @ie  nur  bier  ein.  Diefe^  (Soupe 
ift  ganj  leer. 

22.  (Snblic^  angefommen!  3^  bin  tDirfUd^  ganj  erfc^opft. 
SBir  finb  fo  friif)  aufgeftanben  beute  morgen. 

23.  ^Dienftmann  (or,  ^rager),  bitte  legen  <Sie  bie  grofee 
D^eifetafc^e  unter  ben  ©i^,  unb  tun  (Sie  bie  anberen  ®ac§en 
oben()in.  —  ^ier  baben  ®ie  S^x  2^rinfgelb. 

(3unT  Sdiaffner.) 

24.  (S^  siebt.  ^itte  febr,  UjoIIen  ©ie  ba^  genfter  suma(f)en? 
(§ier  ift  e^  su  tcarm.  iBitte  febr,  tnoKen  ^ie  ba^  genfter  auf= 
mac^cn?) 

(S)er  Sreunb.) 

25.  5lbieu.  (^liicflidbe  9?eife!  gmpfeblen  ©ie  mic^  ber 
ganjen  gamilie. 

26.  Slbieu!  3(^  b^nfe  3f)nen  fei)r  fiir  3bre  lieben^miirbige 
iBegleitung. 


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14.  There  is  no  hurry,  sir.  You  have  still  ten  minutes' 
time.     Have  no  anxiety.     You  will  not  miss  the  train. 

15.  Where  is  the  exit  to  the  platform  for  out-going  trains? 
{At  the  exit.) 

16.  Show  your  tickets,  gentlemen. 

17.  This  gentleman  is  not  going  with  us.  He  only  wants 
to  accompany  us  to  the  train. 

{American  at  the  train  to  gentleman  who  stands  in  front  of 
the  door.) 

18.  Pardon  me,  is  there  room  here  for  two  persons? 

19.  There  is  no  more  room  here  {or,  it  is  already  full 
here).  This  is  a  smoking-compartment.  Are  you  looking 
for  a  ladies'  compartment? 

20.  We  have  no  lady  with  us;  we  are  looking  for  a  non- 
smoker  compartment. 

{The  porter  calls.) 

21.  Gentlemen,  get  in  here.  This  compartment  is  entirely 
empty. 

22.  Arrived  at  last!  I  am  really  tired  out.  We  got  up 
so  early  this  morning. 

23.  Porter,  please  lay  the  large  bag  under  the  seat  and 
put  the  other  things  up  above.     Here  is  your  tip. 

{To  guard.) 

24.  There  is  a  draught  [it  draws].  Will  you  please  close 
the  window?  (It  is  too  warm  here.  Will  you  please  open  the 
window?) 

{The  friend.) 

25.  Good-bye.  A  pleasant  [fortunate]  journey!  Remi^- 
ber  me  to  all  the  family. 

26.  Good-bye!  Thank  you  very  much  for  your  company 
(amiable  accompanying]. 


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1.  fd)i(fcn,  to  send.  —  fcf)icfen  Iaf[en,  to  cause  to  he  sent. 

Ex.  3rf)  nibd)te  mcinen  Coffer  f^iden,  /  wish  to  send  my  trunk.  — 
3cf)  mod)te  nieincn  Coffer  fcf)icfen  laffen,  /  wish  to  have  my  trunk  sent. 

2.  ^rad)ti.]iit/  merchandise  sent  by  freight.  As  only  a  small 
amount  of  personal  luggage  may  be  taken  free  on  European  rail- 
roads, trunks  are  frequently  sent  as  freight. 

3.  ^'^tc^traud^er-Soupe,  non-smoker  compartment  (i.e.  where  smoking 
is  not  permitted),  often  preferred  by  ladies  to  Damen-Coupes,  which 
are  apt  to  be  full  of  children. 

Phrases  for  the  Journey. 
(Sin  belegted  53utterbrot  unb  ein  ®Iag  33ier,  bttte,  a  sandwich  and  a 
glass  of  beer,  please.  —  ^Xozi  ©emmeln  mit  ©cfiinfen,  two  rolls  with 
ham.  —  SSie  f)ei6t  bie  nac^fte  (Station?  What  is  the  name  of  the  next 


piauberet  20.  j 

iibcr  ©port.    @inc  Grja^lung.^ 

1.  ^reibt  ^\)X  §err  Sruber  fe{)r  t)ie(  (Sport? 

2.  3aiDof)I,  in  biefer  33e3ief)ung  ift  er  ecf)t  anierifanif(^.  (Sr 
fd^iDarmt  fiir  allerlei  (Sport.  3m  Sommer  fpielt  er  fef)r  gern 
Xenni^  unb  ift  SD^itglieb  toon  t)erf(^iebenen  £'Iub6.  33origeg 
3a()r  trat  er  einem  ©olfflub  bei.     ^ennen  Sie  biefen  ©port? 

3.  ®oIf  ift  ein  fc^ottifc^er  (Sport,  ben  eg  bei  un^  nic^t  gibt. 
(Srft  feit  ben  leijten  3at)ren  interefftert  man  fic^  in  !5)eutfc^lanb 
fiir  (Sport.    2reiben  Sie  SSinterfport^  eben  fo  eifrig? 

4.  SSir  finb  fef)r  begeiftert  bation. 

5.  3n  ber  Xai,  3f)t  53ruber  ift  ein  bollenbeter  (Sport^mann. 
Wan  f)at  mir  neuli(^  eine  ©efc^ic^te  Don  ibm  tx0iii^  @g  be* 
traf  irgenb  ein  Ungliicf^  in  ber  Sd)n)ci5,  glaube  ic^. 

6.  33or  smei  ^o^i^en  paffierte  meinem  ^ruber  ein  Ungliirf. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  77 

station? — 3Bonn  fommen  h)ir  in  !Dregben  an?  When  do  we  arrive  in 
Dresden? — SSo  fteigt  man  urn,  bitte,  where  does  one  change  cars? 
(Setoff ner,  bttte,  mac^en  ©ie  ben  SBagcnfc^Iag  auf;  f)ier  ftetgc  ic^  aug, 
guard,  please  open  the  door;  I  get  out  here.  (All  coaches  are  kept 
locked  between  stations).  —  ha^  33u[fett,  hufet;  lunch-counter.  — 
ha^  9?eftaurant,  restaurant. 

Note.  —  There  is  always  a  buffet,  if  not  a  restaurant,  at  all  Ger- 
man railway-stations.  In  addition  to  these,  during  the  leisurely 
stops  made  by  even  the  best  trains,  boys  walk  up  and  down  the 
platforms,  vending  sandwiches,  buttered  rolls,  beer,  etc.  !Der  <Spet[e= 
rtagen,  dining-car.  —  ®er  (Sd)Iafrt)agen,  sleeping-car.  —  !Dag  ®epa(f= 
bureau,  office  where  baggage  or  packages  may  be  left  till  called  for. 


CONVERSATION  20. 
About  sport.     A  tale. 

1.  Is  your  brother  interested  in  sport?  [Does  your 
brother  carry  on  very  much  sport?] 

2.  Yes,  indeed,  in  this  respect  he  is  genuinely  Ameri- 
can. He  is  an  enthusiast  for  all  kinds  of  sport.  In  summer 
he  is  fond  of  playing  tennis  and  is  a  member  of  various 
clubs.  Last  year  he  joined  a  golf  club.  Are  you  ac- 
quainted with  this  sport? 

3.  Golf  is  a  Scotch  sport  which  does  not  exist  with  us. 
Only  of  late  years  have  people  in  Germany  interested  them- 
selves in  [for]  sport.  Are  you  equally  fond  of  winter  sports 
[carry  on.  .  .  just  as  zealously]? 

4.  We  are  very  enthusiastic  over  them. 

5.  Indeed,  your  brother  is  a  great  [complete]  sportsman. 
Some  one  told  me  a  story  about  him  recently.  It  con- 
cerned some  sort  of  accident  in  Switzerland,  I  think. 

6.  Two  years  ago  my  brother  had  a  piece  of  bad  luck. 


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(5«  U-iar  cin  S[!i}unbcr,  bag  er  no(5  gliidfUd^  batjonfam.    5Iber 
(£ie  fenncn  bie  C'3efc^ic5tc  fc^on. 

7.  ^itte,  er3af)Icn  ©te  mir  bic  Sinjelficiten.* 

8.  5IIfo,  —  bie  Qanje  gamilie  tuar  bamal^  in  ©rinbetmalb 
bcifamtnen  unb  tnollte  ben  ©Ietfd)er  bcftcigen.^  9)?cin  S3ruber 
inib  id)  gingen  t»oran.  !Da§  (Si^  h)ar  fd^Iiipfrtg,  unb  ic^  f)atte 
tiiel  9Mf)e,  mid^  auf  ben  giigen  gu  ()alten.  ^lo^Ud^  ftiefe  ^dn^ 
rid)  einen  (S^rei  aug  unb  berfd^tDanb. 

9.  (gntfe^icft! 

10»  3(^  rtiar  unfaglid^  erfc^roden^  unb  hJare  beinaf)e  t)or 
gurc^t  Qeftorben;  id)  fuf)lte  mi(^  fo  i)iIflo^. 

11.  SBa^  f)aben  ©ie  gemac^t? 

12.  3d^  fd)rie,  h3a^  i(^  fonnte;  idf)  lief  fo  fdinett  trie  mogtid) 
gu  unfrer  @efellf(f)aft  gurlid.  ^tc  gii^rer  f)orten  mi(ft  unb 
eilten  fiingu.  3^ie  ©pannung  Voax  fiird^tertic^  (or,  furcbtbar), 
bi3  fie  §einri(§  mit  ibren  (Seilen  gerettet  b^itten. 

13.  SSa^  iuar  benn  3brem  S3ruber  paffiert? 

14.  ^r  tdax  in  einen  gang  engen  ^palt  (or,  Crevasse,  fem.) 
gefaflen.  (S^  gelang^  ibm,  fic§  mit  feinen  benagelten  ©tiefein 
unb  fpi^em^  5lIpenftod  auf  einem  33orfprung  gu  b^Iten,  bi« 
man  ibm  b^Ifen  fonnte. 

15.  SSie  tiDunberbar  unb  meld^e  ©eifte^gegentijart! 

16.  SR\(i)t  tDabr?  ^anac^  t^ar  un^  ber  Wut  bergangen. 
Wdn  35ater  beftanb^  barauf,  bafe  tt)ir  fofort  in6  ©aftbau^  gu= 
riidfebren  follten. 

17.  ^ag  h3ar  gang  begreiflic^.^°  3(^  glaube,  3b^e  gubrer 
toaren  fd^ulb  baran,  tDeil  fie  bie  gauge  ©efenfd)aft  nicbt  gufam= 
mengebunben  bcitten. 

18.  !^a^  bebauptete  mein  53atcr.  (Sr  h)ar  h)utenb  bariiber. 
9^aturU(^  hjaren  n^ir  im  ©letfd^erbefteigen  bollftanbig  uner= 
fabren. 


AN   AMERICAN  IN   GERMANY  79 

It  was  a  miracle  that  he  got  out  of  it  safely.     But  you  know 
the  story  already. 

7.  Do  tell  me  the  details,  please. 

8.  Well,  the  entire  family  were  together  in  Grindelwald  at 
the  time  and  wished  to  climb  the  glacier.  My  brother  and 
I  went  on  ahead.  The  ice  was  slippery,  and  I  had  much 
trouble  to  keep  on  my  feet.  Suddenly  Henry  uttered  a 
cry  and  disappeared. 

9.  How  dreadful  [frightful] ! 

10.  I  was  unspeakably  frightened  and  nearly  died  of  terror; 
I  felt  myself  so  helpless. 

11.  What  did  you  do? 

12.  I  cried  out  as  loudly  as  I  could;  I  ran  back  as  quickly 
as  possible  to  our  party.  The  guides  heard  me,  and  hastened 
to  the  spot  [thither].  The  suspense  was  frightful,  until  they 
had  saved  Henry  with  their  ropes. 

13.  What  [then]  had  happened  to  your  brother? 

14.  He  had  fallen  into  a  narrow  crevice.  He  succeeded 
in  holding  himself  on  a  ledge  with  his  spiked  boots  and 
pointed  Alpenstock  until  he  could  be  helped  [one  could  help 
him]. 

15.  How  wonderful,  and  what  presence  of  mind! 

16.  Was  it  not?  After  that  our  courage  was  gone.  My 
father  insisted  [upon  it],  that  we  should  go  back  to  the  inn 
immediately. 

17.  That  was  quite  comprehensible.  I  think  your  guides 
were  at  fault,  because  they  had  not  fastened  the  whole  party 
together. 

18.  So  my  father  asserted.  He  was  furious  about  it. 
Of  course  we  were  completely  inexperienced  in  glacier- 
climbing. 


8o  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

19.  5ra«  C'Hctfc^crbcftcigcn  ift  immcr  cin  gcfaf)rU(^cr  (Sport.' 
Tlan  barf  nidjt  im  geringften^^  na(i)Ia[fig  fein. 

20.  (Sports,  bie  tneniger  aufregenb  ftnb,  gefalten  mir  bc[fer. 

21.  SSo  ift  ie^t  3f)r  iBruber,  ber  C^elb  biefe^  5lbenteuer^? 

22.  (5r  ift  in  3^eui)orf.  (5r  f)at  bie  $art)arb=Unit)erfitat 
obfobicrt.  3e^t  ift  er  $orer  in  ber  tec^nifc^en  2lbteilung  ber 
(SoInmbia=Unit)erfitat. 

1.  eine  (Srsai)Iung,  a  tale.  —  crsaf)Ien,  to  tell;  relate.  —  bie  ©efc^id^tc, 
story;  history;  history  (in  general)  of  a  country,   or  countries. 

Ex.  9?6mifc^e  ©efd^ic^te,  Roman  history. 

2.  fprec^en  iiber  (ace),  to  speak  a^oM^.  —  crjafilcn  toon  (dat.),  to  tell 
about.  Ex.  2Bir  fprarfien  ebctt  iiber  <Sie,  we  were  just  speaking  of  you. 
—  ©rjafilen  ®ic  bon  il^r,  tell  {me)  about  her. 

3.  3(^  l^abe  ein  Utigliid  gei^abt,  /  had  an  accident,  or  misfortune.  — 
berungliicfcn,  to  perish  by  an  accident.  Ex.  3)er  gu{)rer  ift  im  (^ebirge 
derungliicEt,  the  guide  perished  in  the  mountains  {by  an  accident).  — 
!DQg  ©c|i[f  ift  berungliidt,  the  ship  perished,  or  was  wrecked. 

4.  bie  (ginself)eit,  Je^ai/.  —  augfiil^rlid^,  in  detail.  Ex.  SIuSfu{)rIid^  er= 
^cHrjii,  told  in  detail. 

5.  befteigen,  to  climb  (a  tree);  to  ascend  (a  mountain);  to  mount 
(a  horse);  to  scale  (a  wall.)  Ex.  ^c^  t)abe  bie  Slbfid^t  ben  ^erg  ju  be- 
fteigen,  /  intend  to  climb  the  mountain  {peak).  —  einfteigen,  augfteigen, 
umfteigen,  see  Plauderei  18,  notes. 

Plauberet  2\, 
2luf  ber  ^JSofti  (or,  ^m  ^oftamt). 
1.  9d^  tnod^te  auf  bie  *»|3oft  geben.    $Bie  fomtnt  man  babtn? 

2. '  ^ie  ^oft  ift  fiinfunb^tDangig  SO^inuten  Don  f)ier.  @^  h)lirbe 
\\6)  lobnen,  ben  3^ramn)at)  gu  nef)men. 
(3um  ©djoffner  be§  Xram§.) 
3.  2Bo  fteigt  man  au6,  urn  auf  bie  §auptpoft  gu  gel)cn? 


AN   AMERICAN  IN   GERMANY  8l 

19.  Glacier-climbing  is  always  a  dangerous  sport.  One 
cannot  be  careless  in  the  slightest  (degree). 

20.  Sports  which  are  less  exciting  please  me  better. 

21.  Where  is  your  brother  now,  the  hero  of  this  adventure? 

22.  He  is  in  New  York.  He  was  graduated  from  Harvard 
University.  At  present,  he  is  taking  a  scientific  course  at 
Columbia  University.  [Now  he  is  an  auditor  in  the  engineer-,' 
ing  course  of  Columbia  University.] 

6.  erfc^redfen  (reg.  verb,  conj.  with  f)abeti),  to  frighten.  —  erfd^recfcn 
(irreg.  intr.  verb,  conj.  with  fein),  to  he  frightened.  Ex.  Gr  f)at  tntc^ 
erfc^redt,  he  frightened  me.  —  ^6)  Xoax  er[(^ro(fen,  /  was  frightened. 

7.  Qelingen,  to  succeed.  —  mifelingen,  to  fail  (imp.  verbs  requiring 
dat.).  —  @§  Qelingt  mir,  /  succeed. 

8.  fpi^,  pointed,  sharp;  peaked.  —  bie  ®pi^c,  point  (of  needle, 
sword,  etc.);  P^ak  (of  mountain);  head  (of  organization,  etc.). 

Ex.  5In  ber  ©pi^e  beS  O^egimentg,  at  the  head  of  the  regiment.  — 
bie  ©pt^en,  pi.,  lace.     Ex.  SSrabanter  ©pi1?en,  Brussels  lace. 

9.  befte^en  barauf,  ha^  to  insist  upon  it  that,  etc.  —  beftef)en  au8 
(dat.),  to  consist  of. 

10.  Wx  fommt  eg  gan^  begretM  (unbegretflic^)  t)or,  it  is  quite  com- 
prehensible {incomprehensible)  to  me. 

11.  gertng,  small,  trifling,  unimportant,  circumscribed.  Ex.  mit  gc= 
ringer  SluSnabnte,  with  hut  few  exceptions.  —  flein,  small,  little,  mean^ 
insignificant.    S)ag  iDor  mir  ein  ^leineg,  that  was  a  mere  trifle  to  me. 

CONVERSATION  21. 
At  the  post-office. 

1.  I  should  like  to  go  to  the  post-ofi&ce.  How  does  one 
get  there? 

2.  The  post-office  is  twenty-five  minutes  from  here.  It 
would  be  worth  while  to  take  the  tramway  {i.e.  street  car). 

{To  conductor  of  tramcar.) 

3.  Where  does  one  get  out  to  go  to  the  main  post-office? 


02  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

4.  ^ic  $Quptpoft  ift  in  ber  (Spanbauerftrafee.  ®te  miiffen 
umftctgcn;  btcfcr  Xxam  gef)t  nad)  bem  ^orben.  5^ef)men  (Ste 
ben  Qclbcn  Xxam  an  ber  ndd)ften  ^alteftelle. 

5.  iBitte,  geben  (Sie  mir  jlnei  Umfteigebitletg. 

(?tuf  ber  ^^oft.) 

6.  Scld)e  5lbteilung  fucf)cn  (Sie,  meine  Tiarrnn? 

7.  Wiv  fuc^en  bie  Hbteilung  fiir  poftlagernbe  ©enbungen. 

8.  @ie  ift  gerabe  Iinf§  (red^t^). 

9.  3d^  bittc,  finb  53riefe  fiir  mic^  ba?  ^ie^  ift  meini- 
53ifitcnfarte  mit  ber  5lbreffe  btirauf. 

10.  §aben  (Sie  3f)ren  *ipa6  (or,  ^eifepafe)  mit? 

11.  3d)  ftct^e  ein  paar  ^riefe  in  ber  Xa\^t,  bie  an  mid^ 
abreffiert  finb. 

12.  ^a6  QeniiQt  DoIIftanbig.  Unterfc^reiben^  ©ie  biefe  ^arte, 
unb  (Sie  befommen  3f)re  ^riefe. 

13.  53itte,  geben  (Bit  mir  gtnei  'ifoftfarten^  fiir^  3nlanb. 

14.  §ier   finb  fie. 

15.  Unb  flinf  53riefmar!en  gu  gtuansig,  ge^in  gu  gebn,  unb 
eine  ^ricfmarfe  gu  brei  (pfennig  is  understood).  SBie  i)iel 
foftct  biefer  ^rief?* 

16.  ^lu^Icinbifdje  53riefe  f often  gtuangig  pfennig,  aber  nad^ 
ben  53ereinigten  Btaakn  foftet  ein  53rief  je^t  blofe  gef)n  'iPfennig. 

17.  @ef)t  biefer  33rief  noc^  f)eute  na(^  bonbon  ab? 

18.  3)ie  le^te  ^oft  getit  urn  fe(^g  Uf)r  ab. 

19.  3d^  mo(^te  biefen  iBrief  einfc^reiben  laffen. 

20.  ^itte  hjenben  Bk  fic^  gur  Slbteilung  fiir  (Sinfd^reibbriefe 
nebenan. 

21.  3(^  mod)te  ti);t)a^  ®elb  nad^  "jparig  fd^iden.  SSo  be= 
fommt  man  ©elbannjeifnngen? 

22.  iBet  mir,  gnabige^  gi^Siito. 

23.  SSenn  man  eine  ©elbanmeifung  befommt,  mug  man  ha^ 
©elb  auf  ber  ^^oft  f)oIen? 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  83 

4.  The  main  post-office  is  on  Spandauer  Street.  You 
must  change  cars ;  this  car  goes  north.  —  Take  the  yellow 
car  at  the  next  stopping-place. 

5.  Please  give  me  two  transfers. 
(At  the  post-office.) 

6.  Which  department  are  you  looking  for,  ladies? 

7.  We  are  looking  for  the  general  delivery 

8.  It  is  just  at  the  left  (right). 

9.  Are  there  any  letters  for  me,  please?  This  is  my 
visiting-card  with  my  address  on  it. 

10.  Have  you  your  passport  with  you? 

11.  I  have  a  few  letters  in  my  pocket  which  are  addressed 
to  me. 

12.  That  will  do  perfectly.  Sign  this  card  and  you  may 
have  your  letters. 

13.  Give  me  two  postcards  for  this  country,  please. 

14.  Here  they  are. 

15.  And  five  stamps  at  twenty  pfennigs,  ten  at  ten  pfennigs 
and  one  stamp  at  three.  What  will  it  cost  to  send  this 
letter?   [What  does  this  letter  cost?] 

16.  Foreign  letters  require  [cost]  twenty  pfennigs.  For 
the  United  States  a  letter  now  costs  only  ten  pfennigs. 

17.  Will  this  letter  get  off  to-day  for  London? 

18.  The  last  post  leaves  at  six  o'clock. 

19.  I  should  like  to  have  this  letter  registered. 

20.  Please  apply  at  the  department  for  registered  letters 
(which  is)  next  to  this  [adjoining]. 

21.  I  should  like  to  send  some  money  to  Paris.  Where 
does  one  get  money-orders? 

22.  Right  here  [with  me],  madam. 

23.  If  one  receives  a  money-order,  must  one  go  to  the 
post-office  to  get  it  cashed  [the  cash]? 


84  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

24.  1^urcf)au^  md)t.  ^er  53rieftraGer'^  liefert  c§  bei  3f)ncn 
ab, 

25.  ^itte,  gebcn  (Sie  mir  cin  Megramm^SormuIar.^  SSa^ 
foftet  e^,  biefe^  ^lelegramm  t)on  ge{)n  SSortern  nac^  3Kurttem= 
berg  gu  fd^icfcn? 

26.  @ine  SQkrf. 

27.  3(^  mo(f)te  eine  tnberung  ber  5lbreffe  angeben.  53itte 
urn  ein  gormular. 

28.  §xer  tft  ein^.  ^iefe  Sinte  fiir  bte  alte  5lbre[fc  unb 
biefe  unten  fiir  bie  neue. 

29.  SSoIIen  (Sie  giitigft  alle  S3rtefe  an  biefe  5lbreffe  befor^ 
bern? 

1.  5IntJDorten  ©ie  mit  UTngef)enber  *?5oft,  answer  by  return  mail,  or 
/>05/.  —  ^(i)  lege  etni  SSricfmarfe  bei,  /  enclose  a  stamp. 

2.  fc^reibcn,  to  write.  —  auffc^reiben,  to  write  down.  —  au§fc^reiben, 
to  write  out  in  full.  —  befd^reiben,  to  describe.  —  unterfc^reiben,  to 
sign.  —  etnfc^reiben,  to  register  (letter  or  package,  or  luggage). 

Plauberet  22. 
^m  5littomobiI. 

(5tn  ber  beutf^en  ©renje.) 

1.  SSir  uaf)en^  ber  beutf($en  ©renge.  ^ier  mufe  man  burd^ 
bie  3oHret)ifion. 

(55er  3ottbeointe.) 

2.  2Ba^  {)aben  (Bit  in  biefer  Sxeifetafc^e,  mein  §err? 

3.  ©etragene  tieiber,  SBaf(^e  unb  (Sadden  fiir  ben  eigenen 
©ebraucf). 

4.  58itte,  madden  @ie  atle^  auf.  ^aben  ®ie  BtQo^i^en  ober 
olfo{)olif(^e  ©etranfe? 

5.  ^ein. 

6.  Unb  nun,  ^^x  Hutomobil 


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24.  Not  at  all.     The  postman  delivers  it  at  your  house. 

25.  Please    give    me    a    telegram-blank.     What    does    it 
cost  to  send  this  telegram  of  ten  words  to  Wurtemberg? 

26.  One  mark. 

27.  I  wish  to  give  notice  of  a  change  of  address.     Please 
give  me  a  blank  [please  for  a  blank]. 

28.  Here  is  one.     This  line  for  the  old  address,  and  this 
one  below  for  the  new. 

29.  Will  you  kindly  forward  all  letters  to  this  address? 

3.  (In  Berlin)  cine  9?o{)r))oft!artc,  <z  pneumatic-tube  postcard.  —  tin 
?fot)rpoftfoul)ert,  a  pneumatic-tube  envelope. 

4.  bic  !Dru(ffac^e,  printed  matter. — 9lad)fenben!  or9^ad^f(^icfen!  Forward. 

5.  3  ft  ein  Crieff  often  f)ter  in  ber  9^at)e?  Is  there  a  letter-box  in  the 
neighborhood? 

6.  3(^  moc^te  telepfionieren,  /  should  like  to  telephone, 

CONVERSATION  22. 

Automobiling  in  Germany. 

{On  the  German  frontier.) 

1.  We  are  nearing  the  German  frontier.    Here  one  must 
pass  through  the  customs. 

{The  customs-officer.) 

2.  What  have  you  in  this  traveling-bag,  sir? 

3.  Clothing  that  has  been  worn,  underwear,  and  articles 
for  personal  (own)  use. 

4.  Open  everything,  please.  _  Have  you  cigars  gr  alco- 
holic drinks? 

5.  No. 

6.  And  now,  your  automobile.      4 


86  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

7.  9)?eine  ^Jtafi^ine^  ift  gebraui^t.  3cf)  bcnu^e  fie  fiir  9?ci[e= 
Stuede.  3d)  !)abe  alfo  nid)t^  p  ticrsoHcn.  DJtuft  man  l)icr 
eine  Caution  l)interlegen,  iDie  an  ber  ofterrei(^i[d^en  (^rcnge? 

8.  ^ci  un^  m(i)t  ©inb  ®ie  ^O^itglieb  be^  beutfc^en  3:ou* 
ring^^llub^? 

9.  9?em,  ic^  bin  Hmerifaner.  §ier  ift  ber  (^(^ein  meine^ 
Sbauffeurg,  bie  *i|3boto9rapf)ie  meine^  5lutomobiI^,  meine  Un* 
terf(f)rift  unb  bie  9^ummer  meiner  9[Rafd)ine. 

10»  (gg  ift  33orf(5rift,  an  ber  9Q?afc^ine  ein  ©cftilb  mit  3f)rem 
5^amen,  3{)^er  9^ummer,  ufm,  barauf  gu  ()aben, 

11.  T)a^  (8d}ilb  ^abe  id),  ebenfo  auc^  iBremfe,  gn)ei  Satemen 
unb  alleg,  toa^  bei  3t)nen  t)erlangt  iDirb. 

12.  91un  Qut.  C)ier  ift  3f)r  *ipaffierf(^ein.  (g^  foftet  bierjig 
pfennig. 

(5(uf  bem  5Seg.) 

13.  ®ef)en  ®ie  mat,  mie  eben  biefe  (£f)auffee  ift! 

14.  SBitte,  nic^t  fo  fc^nelU  Tjk  53eftorben  finb  in  biefer 
^a6:)t  febr  ftreng.  (Si§  n)urbe  un^  nur  unnotig  auf()alten,  menn 
h)ir  t>erf)aftet  tniirben. 

15.  3n  ben  beutf(5en  ©tcibten  ift  cine  (^efc^tDinbigfeit  t)on 
gn)oIf  ,f  ilometern  bie  ®tunbe  eriaubt.  5luf  bem  Sanbe  ift  man 
iDeniger  ftreng,  ha  finb  breifeig  kilometer  eriaubt. 

16.  ^0  finb  ti3ir  je^t?    SBie  l)d^t^  biefe^  ^orf? 

17.  3(^  'i:)aht  feine  5lt)nung.  S^  tDill  auf  ber  ,^arte  nad^^ 
feben.  SBenn  e^  moglid)  ift,  mod)te  id)  einen  UmtDeg  mac^en, 
urn  bie  9iuinen  be^  ©c^loffe^  gu  befu(^en. 

18.  SBir  mliffen  nad)  linf^  faf)ren,  glaube  i(^. 

19.  3c^  bin  beffen  gar  nic^t  fitter,  ^itte,  erfunbigen  ©ie 
ftc^  bei  biefem  ^auer.^  —  SKie  malerif(^  ift  bie  ^Solffgtrad^t^ 
biefer  ©egenb!  ^ie  ^eute  fef)en  U)ie  bie  (s;{)orfanger  in  einer 
Oper  au^. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN    GERMANY  8/ 

7.  My  machine  has  been  used.  I  employ  it  for  traveling 
purposes.  I  have,  therefore,  nothing  to  pay  duty  on.  Must 
one  make  a  deposit  here,  as  at  the  Austrian  frontier  (or, 
border)? 

8.  Not  with  us  (i.e.,  on  the  German  frontier).  Are  you 
a  member  of  the  German  Touring-Club? 

9.  No,  I  am  an  American.  Here  is  my  chauffeur's  cer- 
tificate, the  photograph  of  my  automobile,  my  signature, 
and  the  number  of  my  machine. 

10.  It  is  compulsory  to  have  a  plate  on  the  machine  with 
your  name,  your  number,  etc.,  on  it. 

11.  I  have  the  plate,  likewise  brakes,  two  lanterns,  and 
everything  that  is  required  with  you  (i.e.  in  Germany). 

12.  Very  well.  Here  is  your  free-of-duty  certificate. 
It  costs  forty  pfennigs. 

(On  the  road.) 

13.  Just  see,  how  level  this  highway  is! 

14.  I  beg  of  you,  not  so  fast!  The  authorities  are  very 
strict  in  this  matter.  It  would  only  delay  us  unnecessarily 
if  we  should  be  arrested. 

15.  In  the  German  towns  a  speed  of  twelve  kilometres 
an  hour  is  permitted.  In  the  country  they  are  less  severe; 
there  thirty  kilometres  are  permitted. 

16.  Where  are  we  now?  What  is  the  name  of  this  village? 

17.  I  have  no  idea.  I  will  look  at  the  map.  If  it  is  possi- 
ble, I  should  like  to  make  a  detour  in  order  to  visit  the  ruins 
of  the  castle. 

18.  We  must  go  to  the  left,  I  think. 

19.  I  am  not  at  all  certain  about  it.  Please  inquire 
of  this  peasant.  —  How  picturesque  the  peasant  costume 
of  this  region  is!  The  people  look  like  the  chorus  [singers] 
in  an  opera. 


8&  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

20.  53itte,  frascn  (Sie  bicfcn  Hrbeitcr.    ^d)  fann  ben  ^ialeft 
ber  iBaucrn  fcl)r  \d}\va  Dcrftet)en. 

(3um  53Qucr.) 

21.  ©uten  2;ag. 

22.  ©riij^  (J^ott,  meine  §errf(ftaftcn. 

23.  ®ef)t  ber  befte  (fiiqefte)  SSeg  nad^  5lug«burg  llnf^  ober 
re(^tg  bon  f)ier? 

24.  9^a(^   SluQgburg?     ga{)ren  (Sie  nur  gerabe   au^,  mein 
^err. 

25.  SSie  tDeit  ift  e«  big  ^ur  ©tabt? 

26.  Un9efaf)r  eine  (Stunbe  in  SKagen. 

27.  3[t  ber  SKeg  in  Qutem  ^uftanbe? 

28.  @et)r  gut. 

29.  3ft  er  eben? 

30.  @r  ift  bIo6  ftenenn)eife  ^mH 

31.  33eften  ^anf  fiir  3f)re  Hu^funft.     (®ibt  i{)m  SrinfQelb.) 

32.  ^itte,  bitte   (or,  ^eine  Urfac^e).    ®nten  Sag,  meine 
^errfc^aften. 


1.  natien  (dat.),  to  approach,  near.  —  naf)en  (ace),  to  sew. 

2.  eine  9D^af(^ine,  an  automobile,  etc.  —  eine  9^af)mafc^ine,  a  sewing- 
machine.  —  eine  2::eemafc^ine,  a  teakettle  with  lamp  beneath.  —  eine 
©c^reibmafc^ine,  a  typewriter. 

3.  SSie  f)eifet  biefer  ^lufe?  What  is  this  river  called?  —  SBie  Iieifet  biefeg 
<©d)tofe?  What  is  this  castle  called?  —  2BaS  fiir  eine  fc^one  Sanbf(^aft  (or 
2luSfid)t)?  What  a  beautiful  landscape  (or,  view)? 

4.  ber  33auer,  mas.,  bie  ^auerin,  fem.,  peasant. 

5.  ba^  33oIf,  people  of  a  country.  —  bie  53oIfgtra(fit,  peasant-costume; 
ber  S3oIfggeift,  tiational  spirit;  ha^  SBoIf^feft,  national  festival;  ber 
S3oIfgaberglQube,  popular  superstition;  bolfreid^,  populous;  boHarm, 
thinly  populated. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  89 

20.  Please  ask  this  laborer.     I  have  difficulty  in  under- 
standing the  peasant  dialect. 

{To  peasant.) 

21.  Good  day. 

22.  Good  day  [Greet  God],  your  honors: 

23.  Does  the  best  (shortest)  road  to  Augsburg  go  to  the 
left  or  right  [from  here]  ? 

24.  To  Augsburg  ?    Go  [drive]  straight  ahead,  sir. 

25.  How  far  is  it  to  the  town? 

26.  About  an  hour's  drive. 

27.  Is  the  road  in  good  condition? 

28.  Very  good. 

29.  Is  it  level? 

30.  It  is  hilly  only  in  places. 

31.  [Best]  thanks  for  your  information.     {Gives  Mm  tip.) 

32.  You  are  quite  welcome.     Good  day,  your  honors. 


Useful  Phrases. 

„®e[perrt!"  or,  „®efd^Io[fen!"  closed  to  vehicles! —  gefperrt,  reserved 
(i.e.  seats  in  theatre,  etc.). 

®tbt  eg  cine  5lutomobiIf)ane  (or  ©aragc)  in  bcr  3^al^e?  Is  there  a  garage 
in  the  neighborhood? 

S?erfaufen(Ste53en3in?5unen<3teben^e]^aIterbamit.  Do  you  sell  gaso- 
line? Fill  the  tank  with  it.  —  SSie  diet  berlangen  <Ste  fiir  biefe  9veparatur? 
How  much  do  you  ask  for  this  repair?  —  2Ba6  filr  (SeJ^engtoiirbigfeiten 
gibt  c3  ^ier?  —  What  sights  are  there  to  see  here?  —  SSolIcn  <Sie  mir 
giitigft  ben  SSeg  auf  btcfer  ^artc  ^etgen?  Will  you  please  show  me  the  road 
on  this  map? —  !J)arf  man  eine  "ipi^otograpl^ie  aufnei^men?  May  one  take 
a  photograph?  —  ber  *!|3^otograpl^,  photographer.  —  SSol^tn  ful^rt  biefer 
I?  Where  does  this  road  lead  to? 


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Plaubcrei  25. 
Sm  Ifitaicv,  (a). 

1.  3d)  mod^te  inS  !I()eater^  Qct)tn.  SSo  ftnbet  man  bie 
Sl^cateranjcigen?    ^a^  itiirb  f)cute  Qcgebcn? 

2.  3d)  ^^01^  eben  am  2^f)cater  unb  fat)  ba^  *!)3Iafat  an.  (S^ 
tDerben  biefe  SBod)e  me()rere  ©tiide^  Qegeben,  bie  man  gern  fef)en 
moci^te.  §eute  abenb  finbet  sur  geier  ton  ©c^iller^  ©ebnrt^^ 
tag  ein  geftfpiel  ftatt. 

3.  SSirb  ber  ganje  $3anenftein=(St)cIug'  biefe  SBod^e  gegeben? 

4.  5^ein,  nnr  „SSaItenftein^  2:ob",  glaube  t(^. 

5.  ^a^  tnirb  morgen  gegeben? 

6.  S)ie  Dper  „2:riftan  unb  3foIbe".  '^k  I)aben  ©ie  neulid^ 
in  ^Berlin  gef)ort,  nid)t  tDaf)r? 

7.  !Die  Oper,  mit  einer  au^gejeic^neten  S3efe^ung/  tnurbe  filr 
cinen  gen)iffen  5(benb  angefiinbigt.  3Tn  le^ten  Slugenblid  aber 
trurbe  alle^  tregen  ber  (Srfranfnng  ber  ^ronprinjeffin  abge- 
fagt.    3cE)  it)ar  fel)r  enttciufc^t. 

8.  Slbgefagt!    2Bag  njill  ha^  fagen? 

9.  ®a^  lieifet,  bie  SSorftellung^  tft  bi^  auf  iueitere^  Derf(f)oben, 
^rei  2:age  fpater  fanb  bie  ^^orftellung  ftatt,  unb  icf)  mar  ba. 

10.  SBar  fie  f(^on? 

11.  ^er  beruf)mte  ruffifdie  2^enor  ^at  ni(f)t  teilgenommen 
(or,  mitgenjirft).  ©ein  33ertreter  imponierte  njeniger  (or, 
Jrar  ireniger  imponierenb). 

12.  3c^  ^tt^s  ^^^  grofeen  D^uffen  fcfion  in  !Dre^ben  in  ber 
^oltc  beg  ,2;riftan"  gef)brt.  SBcd)renb  ber  brei  5I!te  fa 6  i6) 
tDie  beaaubert.  T)a  le^te  5lft  mar  munberbar  fd)on.  2lm 
^nbe  murbe  funfge()n  SO^inuten  lang  applaubiert. 

13.  34  mot^te  gern  f)eute  abenb  ber  SSorftellung  t)on  „SSaI* 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  QI 

CONVERSATION  23. 

At  the  theatre,  (a). 

1.  I  should  like  to  go  to  the  theatre.  Where  does  one 
find  the  theatre-notices?     What  is  given  to-day? 

2.  I  was  just  now  at  the  theatre  and  looked  at  the 
poster.  This  week  several  pieces  are  given  which  one  would 
like  to  see.  This  evening  there  will  be  [takes  place]  a  festi- 
val performance  in  celebration  of  Schiller's  birthday. 

3.  Is  the  entire  Wallenstein-Cycle  being  given  this  week? 

4.  No,  only  "  Wallenstein's  Death",  I  think. 

5.  What  is  given  to-morrow? 

6.  The  opera,  ''Tristan  and  Isolde".  You  saw  it  recently 
in  Berlin,  did  you  not? 

7.  The  opera,  with  a  splendid  cast,  was  announced  for  a 
certain  evening.  At  the  last  moment,  however,  everything 
was  countermanded,  on  account  of  the  illness  [falling  ill]  of 
the  crown-princess.     I  was  much  disappointed. 

8.  Countermanded!     What  does  that  mean? 

9.  That  means  the  performance  is  postponed  till  further 
notice.  Three  days  later  the  performance  took  place,  and 
I  was  present. 

10.  Was  it  fine? 

11.  The  famous  Russian  tenor  did  not  take  part.  His 
understudy  was  less  striking. 

12.  I  have  already  seen  the  great  Russian  in  Dresden 
in  the  roie  of  Tristan.  During  the  three  acts  I  sat  as  if 
enchanted  (spellbound).  The  last  act  was  wonderfully 
beautiful.  When  it  was  over,  people  applauded  fifteen  min- 
utes. 

13.  I  should  like  very  much  to  be  present  at  the  perform- 


92  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

lenfteind  Xob"  bein)o{)nen.^    SBoHen  @te  -mir  ©efettfd^aft  leiften? 

14»  ©liidflid^crnjeife  f)abe  i(^  nid^t^  anbereg  bor.  ^d)  iDerbe 
(Sie  fe{)r  gern  begleiten.     (Sott  tc^  3I)nen  bic  33il(ette  ^  beforgen? 

15»  S[Benn  ©ie  fo  giitig  fcin  iijotten.  ©ibt  eg  etnc  SBillet* 
()anblung  in  ber  5^af)e? 

16.  91cin.  3n  ben  fleineren  beutWen  ©tabten  mufe  man 
^{)eaterbilletg  an  ber  2:f)eaterfa[fe  fetbft  {)oIen. 

(5rn  ber  ^affe.) 

17.  3(^  ntO(5te  gtDei  ^lii^e^  fiir  {)eutc  abenb,  n)omogUd^ 
im  'iparterre. 

18.  ^Siinfc^en  <Bk  '^lai^t  in  ber  erften  '^dt)e,  metn  §err? 

19.  9^ein,  bag  ift  gu  na{)  bem  Drc^efter. 

20.  $ier  ift  ber  ^lan  beg  ^uWc^uerraumg.  3'i^^tn  ®ic 
(Sperrft^e  ober  Sotjen  t^or?  ,gier  ift  eine  unbefe^te  (or,  freie) 
Coge,  bie  gerabe  iiber  ber  toniglii^cn^  Soge  ift. 

21.  3(^  giebe  btefe  "ipia^c  tm  parquet  bor.  SBie  biel  f often 
fie? 

22.  giir  ©c^anfpiele  berlangen  tt)ir  brei  9D^ar!  ben  "ipia^, 
mein  ^err.    giir  Opem  foften  fie  natiirlid^  nod^  me{)r. 

23.  3d&  nef)me  fie  fiir  l^eute  abenb.  —  Um  n)ie  biet  Ul^r 
fftngt  bie  33orfteIIung  an? 

24.  ^er  S3orf)ang  gebt  um  fieben  Ui)r  auf. 


1.  ha^  Xf}takx,  ba^  Sd)aufpiel{)aug,  theatre.  —  "t^a^  Opern^auS,  opera- 
house.  —  bie  33iii)ne,  stage. 

2.  ba^  ©tiicf,  bag  2:f)eaterftu(f,  ^iece.  —  ein  moberne^  ©tiicf,  a  modern 
piece.  —  ein   flaffifc^e^  (£tucf,  a  classical  piece. 

3.  ber  SSagner=(;^cIu3,  /Ae  Wagner  cycle. 

4.  bie  53efe^uttg,  cast.  —  bie  ^nfgenieruttg,  staging.  —  ber  ©d^aufpieler 
(bie  ©c^aufpielerin),  actor  (actress). — bag  (£d)aufpiel,  play. 

5.  bie  33or[te(Iung,  performance.  —  bie  5luffiif)rung,  production;  presen- 


AN  AMERICAN"  IN  GERMANY  93 

ance  of  ''Wallenstein's  Death"  this  evening.  Will  you  ac- 
company me  [grant  me  company]? 

14.  Fortunately  I  have  no  other  engagement  [nothing 
else  before].  I  will  accompany  you  gladly.  Shall  I  secure 
the  tickets  for  you? 

15.  If  you  will  be  so  kind.  Is  there  a  ticket-agency  in 
the  neighborhood? 

16.  No.  In  the  smaller  German  cities  one  must  get  [go 
and  get]  one's  theatre-tickets  at  the  box-ofl&ce  itself. 

{At  the  box-office.) 

17.  I  should  like  two  seats  for  this  evening;  if  possible, 
in  the  parterre. 

18.  Do  you  wish  seats  in  the  first  row,  sir? 

19.  No,  that  is  too  near  the  orchestra. 

20.  Here  is  the  plan  of  the  auditorium.  Do  you  prefer 
stalls  [reserved  seats],  or  boxes?  *  Here  is  a  box  which  is 
not  taken,  that  is  directly  over  the  royal  box  itself. 

21.  I  prefer  these  seats  in  the  parquet.  How  much  do 
they  cost? 

22.  For  plays  we  ask  three  marks  a  seat,  sir.  For  operas 
they  cost  more,  of  course. 

23.  I  will  take  them  for  this  evening.  At  what  time  does 
the  performance  begin? 

24.  The  curtain  rises  at  seven  o'clock. 

tation.  Ex.  Sine  f(f)  one  5Iuffuf)rung  bon  „gau[t",  a  beautiful  production 
of  "Faust".  —  S)ie  33orfteIIung  fcingt  um  fieben  Uf)r  an,  the  performance 
begins  at  seven  o'clock. 

6.  hdfioofjnm  (dat.),  to  attend;  be  present  at.  Ex.  ^<^  iDol^nte  bet 
5BorfteIIung  bei,  /  was  present  at  the  performance.  —  3<^  befuc()te  bie  2tug= 
ftellung,  /  attended  the  exhibition  (of  pictures,  etc.). 

7.  t>ao  23inctt,  ticket.  —  t>ic  !Sincttl)anC'lling,  ticket  agency;  place  where 


94  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

tickets  of  all  theatres  are  sold.  —  bic  ^anblung,  action  (of  a  play); 
plot  (of  a  story);  place  where  business  is  conducted.  —  ber  ^iinbler, 
merchant;  agent;  one  who  sells.  —  bcr  SiHcttl}dnblcr,  agent  to  sell  theatre- 
tickets. 


Plaubcrci  2\, 
Sm  2:^catcr,  (b). 

1.  9Bo  ift  bic  ©arberobe?  SSie  ©ie  toiffen,  ift  c«  in  !5)eutf(5* 
lanb  53orf(5rift/  alle  Uber^telier  unb  SD^cintel  bort  abgugeben. 

2.  5II(c^  tt)irb  {)ier  fo  bef)agUd^  unb  praftif(^  eingeric^tet. 
5Bie  t)iel  bejafilt  man  in  ber  ©arberobe? 

3.  3^^^  *?3fennig;  ba^  l^eifet,  sttiei  unb  einen  {)alben  (Sent  in 
amerifanif(f)em  ©elb.  giir  ben  ^ettel  bejaf)!!  man  biefelbe 
(Summe.    §ier  f)aben  ©ie  ben  3()ren  (or,  ben  3{)rigen). 

4.  3)er  Battel  gefaltt  mir  febr  gut,  h)eil  feine  5Innoncen  bar- 
auf   ftef)en. 

5.  (Sc^nell!    3n  brei  SD^inuten  get)!  ber  33orI)ang  auf. 
(3um  fremben  §errn.) 

6.  33ergeif)en  <Sie,  mein  ^err,  h)onen  (Sie  un^  gefalUgft 
burc^Iaffen?  —  53eften  !Danf. 

(Spdter.) 

7»  5lugenbIi(fUc^  ift  "iPaufe^  (or,  ^^iW^ttaft).    ©e^en  iDir 
in6  9\eftaurant,^  urn  etma^  p  effen  unb  gu  trinfen. 
(Snt  3leftaurant  be§  X^eaterS.) 

8.  ©^  ift  h)irni(i^  xu  gemiitlid^  in  ^Deutfc^Ianb,  3(^  gel^c 
liebcr  f)ier  in^  3:f)eater  al^  irgenbtDo  anberg.  ^ennen  (Sie  bie 
fransoftf(^en  2:{)eater  (or,  ®(^aufpiel{)aufer)? 

9.  3an)of)L  3it  ben  ^inric^tungen  bilben  bie  beutfc^en  unb 
bte  franjoftfc^en  2;f)eater  einen  grellen  (^egenfa^.  S)ie  fogenann* 
ten  "ouvreuses"  in  ben  *!(3arifer  ^(^aufpielf)aufern  finb  ric^tigc 
§arpt)ien  (pron.  harp-yen). 


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8.  ein  ^la^,  a  square  (in  city  or  town) ;  a  seat.  —  ctn  SdEpIatj,  an 
end  seat. 

9.  ber  ^onig,  king.  —  fomglid^,  royal.  —  ber  ^crgog,  duke.  —  l^^rjog^ 
lic^,  ducal.  — •  ber  ^aifcr,  emperor.  —  faiferlic^,  imperial. 


CONVERSATION  24. 
At  the  theatre,  (b). 

1.  Where  is  the  cloak-room?  —  As  you  know,  in  Germany 
it  is  compulsory  to  leave  all  overcoats  and  cloaks  there. 

2.  Everything  here  is  so  comfortably  and  practically 
arranged.     How  much  does  one  pay  at  the  cloak-room? 

3.  Ten  pfennigs;  that  is  to  say,  two  and  one-half  cents  in 
American  money.  For  the  program  one  pays  the  same  sum. 
Here  is  yours. 

4.  The  program  pleases  me  very  much  because  there  are 
no  advertisements  on  it. 

5.  Quick!     In  three  minutes  the  curtain  will  go  up. 
{To  a  stranger.) 

6.  Pardon  me,  sir.  Will  you  let  us  through,  please.  — 
Thank  you. 

{Later.) 

7.  There  is  an  intermission  just  now.  Let  us  go  into  the 
restaurant  to  get  something  to  eat  and  drink. 

{In  theatre  restaurant.) 

8.  It  is  really  very  homelike  in  Germany.  I  like  to  go 
to  the  theatre  here  better  than  anywhere  else.  Do  you 
know  the  French  theatres? 

9.  Yes,  indeed.  In  their  arrangements  the  German 
theatres  and  the  French  are  in  sharp  contrast  [make  a  sharp 
contrast].  The  so-called  "ouvreuses"  (women-ushers)  in  the 
Parisian  theatres  are  genuine  harpies. 


96  AN  AMERICAN  IN  GERMANY 

10.  ©tttnmt!  3d^  i)aht  fctbft  fcf)r  imangcnc^me  (5rfaf)run* 
gen  mit  biefcn  raubgierigen  ^erfonen  eemac^t.  —  5lber,  fagen 
(Bk  mal,  ift  no(5  3eit,  ein  ©efroreneg  ^u  nef)men? 

11.  @eh3t6.  3c^  bin  aber  ed^tbeutfd^;  id&  ne()me  Ueber  ein 
@Ia«  ^ier  unb  ein  ^rotd^en. 

12.  (S^  njunbert  mi(§  intmer,  bafe  ein  3;rauer[piel*  einen  fo 
f)ungrig  ntac^en  fann. 

13.  SKa^  f)alten  @ie  t)on  bent  erften  @(f)aufpieler?  @r 
leiftet  ^orguglid^eg,  ntc^t  mabr? 

14.  ^  ift  atlerbingg  ein  t)onenbeter  ^iinftler.    SBer  ift  eg? 

15.  @g  ift  ein  Wiener,  ber  l)eute  abenb  l)ier  alg  ©aft^  anf^ 
tritt.« 

16.  51I§  ^ft;  h)ag  iDill  bag  fagen? 

17.  3n  ben  S5ereinigten  ©taaten  fennt  man  biefe  @in= 
ri^tung  iiberbaupt  nid^t  3c^  tciH  fie  Ql^nen  erflaren.  — 
!Diefer  §err  ©rliber,  gum  53eifpiel,  befommt  jabrlid^  ginei 
SBod^en  Uriaub.  58orige  SKod^e  fpielte  er  in  53erlin  unb  ^oln; 
biefe  SBoc^e  tritt  er  in  !3)regben  unb  ben  fiibbeutfc^en  ©tabten 
auf.    3)abur(5  bermei^rt  er  fein  Sinfommen.*^ 

18.  m^  „2BaIIenftein"  ift  er  ja  auggesei(^net.  SSag  fiir 
eine  \)ub\6)t  $erfon  ift  graulein  SJiarberg,  meld^e  bie  Doolie*  ber 
§elbin  fpielt! 

19.  3(^  l^abe  fie  immer  fef)r  betuunbert.  5llg  „30^agba"  f)at 
fie  t)origen  SSinter  einen  burd^fcfilagenben  (grfolg  ge{)abt. 

20.  (Se{)en  (Sie  jene  ©ruppe  t)on  Offigieren  an!  SBag  fiir 
eine  ftramme  §altung  fie  (jaben!  3c^  finbe,  bie  beutfc^en  Uni= 
formen  finb  aufeerorbentlic^  fleibfam. 

21.  ^aben  (Sie  bemerft,  n)ie  tiiele  §erren  (ginglafer  tragen? 
Unb  iebe  gtoeite  3)ame  benu^t  eine  lorgnette. 

22.  SBiele  !Deutf(^e,  fagt  man,  finb  furgfi(i)tig. 

23.  (Se()en  (Sie  ben  grofeen  §erm  ha  briiben  mit  ber  tiefen 
S^arbe  auf  ber  SBange. 


AN  AMERICAN  IN  GERMANY  97 

10.  I  agree  (with  you).  I  have  had  [made]  very  disagree- 
able experiences  with  these  rapacious  persons  myself.  — 
But  tell  me,  is  there  still  time  to  take  an  ice? 

11.  Certainly.  I,  however,  am  genuinely  German;  I  pre- 
fer a  glass  of  beer  and  a  roll. 

12.  I  always  wonder  that  a  tragedy  can  make  one  so 
himgry. 

13.  What  do  you  think  of  the  star  [first  actor]?  He  ^ 
does  [accomplishes]  excellently,  does  he  not? 

14.  He  is  certainly  an  accompHshed  artist.     Who  is  he? 

15.  He  is  a  Viennese  who  is  appearing  here  as  guest  this 
evening. 

16.  As  guest?    What  does  that  mean? 

17.  In  the  United  States  you  do  not  know  this  arrange- 
ment at  all.  I  will  explain  it  to  you.  —  This  Mr.  Gruber, 
for  example,  gets  two  weeks  furlough  every  year.  Last 
week  he  played  in  Berlin  and  Cologne ;  this  week  he  appears 
in  Dresden  and  in  the  South-German  cities.  In  this  way 
he  increases  his  income. 

18.  As  ''Wallenstein"  he  is  splendid.  What  a  pretty 
person  Miss  Marberg,  who  plays  the  role  of  the  heroine,  is! 

19.  I  have  always  admired  her  greatly.  As  "Magda" 
last  winter  she  had  an  overwhelming  success. 

20.  See  that  group  of  officers.  What  an  erect  carriage 
they  have.  The  German  uniforms  are  extraordinarily  be- 
coming, I  think. 

21.  Have  you  noticed  how  many  men  wear  monocles? 
And  every  second  woman  uses  a  lorgnette. 

22.  Many  Germans  are  near-sighted,  they  say. 

23.  Look  at  the  tall  gentleman  over  there  with  the  deep 
scar  on  his  cheek. 


98  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

24.  ©lauben  ©ic,  cr  Wax  fruf)cr  Offi^ier? 

25.  9^ein.  (5r  tt)ar  n3a{)rfcfteinUd)  ©tubent  auf  eincr  Um* 
licrfitcit.     5(1^  SD^itglicb  eineg  ^orpg  l)at  er  fid)  buelliert 

26.  (5^  flingelt!  SBir  miiffen  un^  beeilen,  um  unfre  5^a(^= 
bant  nic^t  h)ieber  ju  ftoren. 

27.  ^eine  Site,  Tnein  g^^eunb.  ,^ennen  ©ie  nid^t  bag 
bcutfcf)e  ©pridjnjort  „(gi(e  mit  2BetIe"? 

28.  giir  mid^  liegt  barin  ber  grofete  9?et5  biefe^  53oIfc§; 
man  beellt  fid)  nid^t  —  unb  man  leiftet  hod)  DieL 

1.  3n  Slmerifa  ift  eg  35orf(^rift,  it  is  compulsory  in  America.  —  ^n 
5lmcrifa  ift  e^  ©ittc,  it  is  custom  in  America.  —  ^d)  f)abc  bic  ©ctool^n- 
l^eit,  /  have  the  habit  or  custom. 

Note.  —  ©ittc,  custom  of  country  or  a  people.  —  ®ctt)of)nf)eit,  cus- 
tom of  an  individual. 

2.  bic  *i|3aufc,  intermission.  —  ber  21ft,  ber  SlufpQ,  act. 

Ex.  3n  bem  erften  5lft,  z»  the  first  act.  —  ®a3  <BtM  be[tef)t  au8 
fiinf  5Iuf  jilgen,  the  piece  consists  of  five  acts. 

3.  The  French  word  restaurant  has  of  late  years  superseded  in 
general  favor  the  German  word  SJeftouration. 

4.  bag  Strauerfpiel,  tragedy.  —  ha^  guftfpiel,  comedy.  —  eine  ^offc, 
a  farce. 

Plauberet  25, 
Set  ber  ©d^ncibcrttt.    ©tttc  Scftcffung, 

1.  SSo  laffcn  (Sie  3^te  ^leiber^  madden,  tnenn  id^  fragcn 
barf? 

2.  33ei  grau  SSeibel  in  ber  53lumenftra6e.  3d^  fann  ftc 
fef)r  empfef)Ien.  (Sie  niad^t  l)0(^ft  feine  ©ad^en,  ift  e^rlid^  nnb 
suijerlaffig. 

(55ei  5rau  SBetbel.) 

3.  gran  ^eibel,  id^  mod)te  ein  ©efeltfd^aftgfleib  ntad^cn 
laffen,  eine  ^toilette  fiir  5^ad^mittagg. 


AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  99 

'    24.   Do  you  think  he  was  formerly  an  officer? 

25.  No,  he  was  probably  a  student  at  a  university.  As 
a  member  of  a  students'  society  he  fought  duels. 

26.  There  is  the  bell  [It  is  ringing]!  We  must  hurry, 
in  order  not  to  disturb  our  neighbors  again. 

27.  There  is  no  hurry,  my  friend.  Don't  you  know  the 
German  proverb,  "Make  haste  slowly." 

28.  For  me  the  greatest  charm  of  this  people  lies  in  that; 
one  does  not  hurry,  and  yet  one  accomplishes  a  great  deal. 

5.  cin  ©aftfpiel.  Acting  for  one  night  only  by  a  player  who  is 
allowed  a  furlough  for  the  purpose  by  his  own  theatre. 

6.  auftreten,  to  appear  (on  the  stage).  —  ©ein  erfter  Sluftritt,  his 
first  appearance.  —  SSann  tritt  9^  . . .  auf?  when  does  N  . . .  appear?  i.e. 
come  on  the  stage. 

7.  ©ein  (Sinfommcn  ift  Ekin,  his  income  is  small.  —  (Sr  l^at  fcin  2lu8- 
fommen,  he  has  a  competence;  i.e.  can  make  both  ends  meet. 

8.  bie  D^otle,  role.  —  bic  ^auptrolle,  principal  part.  —  cin  Slbonnc- 
ment,  a  subscription;  season-ticket.  —  ^6)  l^abe  etn  Slbonnement  fiir 
ha^  !Dcutfc^e  ©diaufpielliaug,  /  have  a  season  ticket  at  the  German  Play- 
house. 


CONVERSATION  25. 
At  the  dressmaker's.     An  order. 

1.  Where  do  you  have  your  gowns  made,  if  I  may  ask? 

2.  At  Mrs.  Weibel's  on  Blumen  Street.  I  can  recom- 
mend her  highly  [very].  She  makes  extremely  nice  things, 
is  honest  and  reliable. 

{At  Mrs,  WeibeVs.) 

3.  Mrs.  Weibel,  I  should  like  to  have  a  [society]  gown 
made,  —  a  dressy  gown  for  afternoons. 


lOO  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

4.  5(u^  n)cl(5cm  (Stoff  —  $3iin[d)cn  (Sie  ©eibc,  gnabigeg 
grciulein? 

5.  S^  ^aht  51tla^  f$on  gefauft.  ©d^auen  @ie  il^n  an.  (gr 
ift  in  bicfcm  *$afet,  ba§  ic§  mitgebrac^t  {)abe. 

6.  (Eine  rcisenbe  garbe  (©djattierung) ! 

7»  53itte,  grau  SBeibel,  geigen  ©ie  mir  ein  9D?obebu(^. 

8»  §ier  ift  bie  atlerle^te  5^ummer  au^  ^arig.  §aben  ©ie 
■  bie  neue  Tloht  gern,  gnabige^  grciulein? 

9.  9lein,  fie  ift  gu  auffallenb  unb  iibertriebcn  fiir  eine  grofee 
^erfon  (ftarfe,  fleine  "iPerfon)  tiDie  ic^.  9^ef)rnen  mir  biefe^ 
58ilb  al6  TloML  SOIac^en  (Sie  ben  9?o(f  o{)ne  (S(^Ieppe,  unb 
fc^neiben  ©ie  bie  S^ailte  meniger  (ofe  (n)eit), 

10»  SSa^  fiir  ©amitur  n)onen  @ie  brauc^en? 

11.  Sd)  \)aht  biefe  ©pi^en  gefauft.  53itte,  laffen  <Sie  fie 
bunfelblau  farben. 

12.  SKa6  fiir  einen  (Sinfa^  tDiinfdien  ©ie? 

13.  3(^  moc^te  einen  (Einfa^  au^  einfad^em  2;iill  mit  fleinen 
galtc^en.2    Unten  um  ben  9^oc!  mac^en  <Sie  einen  33oIant. 

14.  (Sntfc^ulbigen  @ie,  gncibige^  grciulein,  bie  33olant6  finb 
je^t  gang  aufeer  9D?obe. 

15.  T)a^  ift  tDa^r;  id)  ^aht  nid^t  baran  gebad^t.  511^  gutter^ 
beforgen  ®ie  mir  einen  3:aft,  ber  fiir  biefen  3^^tf  geeignet 

16.  @en3i6,  gncibigeg  graulein. 

17.  SBann  fann  ic^  ha^  ^leib  befommen? 

18.  ^iefe  SKo(^e  bin  id^  mit  ber  Slu^ftattung  einer  ^unbin 
fef)r  befc^aftigt.  ^^Icid^fte  SBod^e  fann  id^  3{)nen  ha^  ^leib  gum 
crftenmal  anprobieren. 

19.  iSSie  fonnen  @ie  e^  mid§  tniffen  laffen? 

20.  3c^  toerbe  ©ie  tcIep{)onifd}  benac^rid^tigen.  SSag  ift 
3f)re  9^ummer? 


AN   AMERICAN.  IN   G:^RM\NY  IOI 

4.  Of  what  material?     Do  you  wish  si'k  l^'IisD  — ]? 

5.  I  have  already  bought  satin.  Look  at  it.  It  is  in  this 
package  which  I  brought  with  me. 

6.  A  charming  color  (shade). 

7.  Please  show  me  a  fashion-book,  Mrs.  Weibel. 

8.  Here  is  the  latest  number  from  Paris.  Do  you  like 
the  new  style,  [Miss  — ]? 

9.  No,  it  is  too  conspicuous  and  exaggerated  for  a  tall 
person  (stout,  small  person)  like  myself.  Let  us  take  this 
picture  as  a  model.  Make  the  skirt  without  a  train  and 
cut  the  waist  less  full. 

10.  What  trimming  do  you  wish  to  use? 

11.  I  have  bought  this  lace.  Please  have  it  dyed  dark- 
blue. 

12.  What  sort  of  yoke  do  you  want? 

13.  I  should  like  a  yoke  of  simple  net  with  tiny  tucks. 
Round  the  bottom  of  the  skirt  make  a  ruffle. 

14.  Excuse  me  [Miss  — ],  ruffles  are  quite  out  of  fashion 
just  now. 

15.  That  is  true;  I  did  not  think  of  that.  For  lining  get 
me  a  taffeta  that  is  suitable  for  this  purpose. 

16.  Certainly,  [Miss  — ]. 

17.  When  can  I  have  the  dress? 

18.  This  week  I  am  very  busy  with  the  trousseau  of  a 
customer.  Next  week  I  can  try  on  your  gown  for  the  first 
time. 

19.  How  can  you  let  me  know? 

20.  I  will  notify  you  by  telephone.  What  is  your  num- 
ber? 


102  AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

21.  Summer  1,45.  ?5*^erben  ©ie  aber  nid^t  ungebutblg, 
iDcntt  ®ie  nid)t  gleid)  Dcrbunben  iDcrben,  bcnn  c^  gcl)t  mand)mal 
fct)r  langfam. 

22.  ®ef)ort  biefer  $RegenWtrm^  3^nen? 

23.  Qatnobl  ^ag  f)eiBt,  ic^  ):)aht  if)n  t)on  meiner  ©d^toefter 
gcborgt.  —  ^anfe  fef)r.    5lbieu,  grau  SKeibel. 

24.  ®uten  jtag,  gnabige^  grautein. 

I.  cin  au^gef(^nittene^  ^leib,  a  low-necked  gown.  —  ein  gefc^IoffeneS 
^Icib,  a  high-necked  gown.  —  Um  bie  ^tlften,  around  the  hips.  —  SBic 
bieic  2Reter  brauc^c  id^  baju?  how  many  yards  do  I  need  for  it? 

Plaubcret  26. 
Scim  ^amcnft^nciber.    ^tt§  Slnprofitcrcn. 

1.  !Der  D^odC  fd^eint  ein  bifed^en  gu  furj  f)mten  (t)orne). 

2.  ^ag  ift  tt)a{)r.  33on  bier  t)txvLm  mufe  man  i^n  einen 
Centimeter  langer  mac^en.  SSoflen  ©ie  bie  Jafdie  inn)enbig^ 
ober  au^menbig? 

3.  5Iu§n»enbig,  bitte.  §aben  .®ie  bag  Xnd^  gut  befatiert,^ 
§err  a)^et}er? 

4.  3an3obI,  gnabigeg  5raulein.  SSenn  man  biefe  5lrt  2:ud^ 
nid^t  griinblid^  befatiert,  ift  ber  9^od  bei  bem  erften  D^egen  gan^ 
berborben.  ©efallt  Shntn  bag  ^adett?  3d^  finbe,  eg  fi^t  aug^ 
gejeic^net. 

5.  3[t  bag  eine  galte  auf  ber  linfen  ©(gutter? 

6.  5Iuf  biefer  ©eite,  meinen  ®ie?  5^ein,  bag  ift  nid^tg. 
SBeim  33ugeln  iDirb  fie  tierfd^njinben. 

7.  2)ie  Srmel  finb  fo  eng.     3ft  bag  bie  je^ige  DJ^obe? 

8.  ^ie  allerle^te  9}Jobe  aug  SSien,  gncibigeg  graulein. 

9.  Slbgefeben  l3on  ben  Srmeln,  bie  mir  ein  bifec^en  fomifd^ 
t)orfommen,  finbe  id^  bag  ^oftiim^  fe()r  elegant. 


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21.  Number  145.  Do  not  become  impatient  if  you  are 
not  connected  immediately,  for  they  are  sometimes  very 
slow. 

22.  Does  this  umbrella  belong  to  you? 

23.  Yes  [indeed].  That  is  to  say,  I  borrowed  it  from  my 
sister.  —  Thank  you  very  much.     Good  day,  Mrs.  Weibel. 

24.  Good  day  [Miss]. 

2.  i^altcn,  tucks.  —  galtc^en,  small  tucks. 

3.  ha^  %\xiitx,  lining  for  garment.     (Also,  fodder  for  cattle.) 

4.  ber  9^egenfd^irm,  umbrella.  —  ber  ©onnenfc^irm,  parasol. 

CONVERSATION  26. 
At  the  ladies'  tailors.    A  fitting. 

1.  The  skirt  seems  a  bit  too  short  behind  (in  front). 

2.  That  is  true.  Around  from  here  it  must  be  made 
a  centimetre  longer.  Will  you  have  the  pocket  inside  or 
outside? 

3.  Outside,  please.  Did  you  shrink  the  cloth  well,  Mr. 
Meyer? 

4.  Yes,  indeed.  If  one  does  not  shrink  this  sort  of  cloth 
thoroughly,  the  skirt  will  be  quite  ruined  in  the  first  rain. 
Does  the  jacket  please  you?    I  think  it  fits  [sits]  splendidly. 

5.  Is  that  a  wrinkle  on  the  left  shoulder? 

6.  On  this  side,  do  you  mean?  No,  that  is  nothing. 
In  pressing  it  will  disappear. 

7.  The  sleeves  are  so  narrow.     Is  that  the  present  style? 

8.  The  very  latest  style  from  Vienna,  Miss  — . 

9.  Aside  from  the  sleeves  which  strike  me  as  a  bit  funny, 
I  think  the  suit  very  stylish. 


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10.  ^ie  Wohc  [tc^t  3()nen  gang  au^geselc^net 

11.  3ft  bcr  @amt  fd^on  auf  ben  ^rac^en  Genaf)t,  ober  t[t  er 
bIo6  barauf  9e{)eftet. 

12»  @r  ift  fd^on  angenat)t.  9}?an  mufe  nur  bie  gaben  (or, 
^eftfaben)  {)erau^ne()Tiien,  bie  ^nopfIo($er  madden  unb  bic 
^afen  imb  Ofen  annaf)en,  unb  ba^  ^oftiim  ift  fertig. 

13.  @ut!  iBitte,  fd)idfen  @ie  e^  mir  ntorgen  friiJ).  ^egen 
©ie  bie  quittierte  D^^ec^nung  bei.  3^  hxaudjt  bag  ^oftiim 
notmenbig  morgen  nac^ntittag  ju  einer  Jeegefetlf(^aft  bei  bem 
amerifanifd)en  ^onfuL 

14.  §aben  @ie  feine  Slngft.  (Sie  fonnen  fic^  auf  mi(^  t3er= 
laffen,  gncibigeg  graulein.  SBo{)nen  <Sie  tmmer  noc^^  in  bem* 
felben  §aufe? 

15.  9^ein.  3Bir  finb  eben  umgesogen.  T)k  neue  5lbreffe 
ift  ^erberftrafee,  5^ummer  fed^^ig,  a^Jeite  (Stage.,  33orf)er  inaren 
toir  in  ^enfion,  je^t  ()aben  h)ir  unfre  eigne  SSof)nung.  —  O 
^immel!  (E6  ift  fiion  brei  Uf)r.  SBo  ift  ber  nac^fte  ^rofd^* 
fenftanb? 

16.  ytuv  ghjei  SD^inuten  toeg,  gnabige^  graulein.  ©el^en  @ie 
linfg. 

17.  3d^  mu6  mic^  beeilen.  Urn  brei  U()r  fUnfunbjtDangig  foil 
id)  meine  @df)rt)efter  auf  bem  ^af)n{)of  abfjolen. 

1.  intttenbig,  inside.  —  Qu6tt)enbig,  outside.     Also  means  'by  heart'. 
Ex.  Scrnen  @te  ba^  ©ebic^t  au^lDenbig,  learn  the  poem  by  heart. 

2.  befatieren,  to  sponge,  shrink  (a  cloth). 

3.  ein  ^oftiim,  a  suit;  coat  and  skirt.  —  ein  ^oftllm  nad^  'SRa^  gc= 

piauberci  27. 
@tn  ^crr  bcim  ©(^netbcr. 

1.  $3elc^en  ©d^neiber  fbnnen  (Sie  mir  empfet)Ien? 

2.  ^err  53o^  in  ber  ^o()mftra6e  ift  fet)r  gut)erlaffig.    9)?ein 


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10.  The  style  is  extremely  becoming  to  you. 

11.  Is  the  velvet  already  sewed  on  the  collar,  or  is  it  only 
basted  on? 

12.  It  is  already  sewed  on.  One  has  only  to  take  out  the 
bastings,  make  the  button-holes,  and  sew  on  the  hooks  and 
eyes,  and  the  suit  is  finished. 

13.  Good!  Please  send  it  to  me  to-morrow  morning. 
Put  in  the  receipted  bill.  I  need  the  suit  badly  for  a  tea 
to-morrow  afternoon  at  the  American  Consul's. 

14.  Have  no  anxiety.  You  may  rely  on  me,  [Miss  — ]. 
Do  you  still  live  in  the  same  house? 

15.  No.  We  have  just  moved.  The  new  address  is 
Herder  Street,  Number  60,  second  story.  We  used  to 
board;  now  we  have  our  own  apartment.  —  Oh  heavens! 
It  is  three  o'clock.     Where  is  the  nearest  cab-stand? 

16.  Only  two  minutes  away.     Turn  [go]  to  the  left. 

17.  I  must  hurry.  At  three  twenty-five  I  am  to  meet 
my  sister  at  the  station. 

madE)t,  a  made-to-order  suit.  —  ein  fertigcg  ^leibunggftiicf,  a  ready-made 
garment. 

4.  immer,  always.  —  immer  nod^,  still. 

Ex.  3ft  er  immer  no(^  franf?  Is  he  still  ill? 

CONVERSATION  27. 
A  gentleman  at  the  tailor's. 

1.  What  tailor  can  you  recommend  to  me? 

2.  Mr.  Botz  on  Bohm  Street  is  very  reliable.     My  cousin 


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^Setter  Ici^t  allc  [eine  5ln;^uae,^  gracfg,  ®ef)rocfe,  uftt).,  bci  i()m 
madden. 

3.  3d)  bin  3f)nen  fiir  bie  2lbre[fe  fef)r  banfbar. 

4.  ^eine  Urfac^e! 
(?3ei  §errn  58o^.) 

5.  §err  ^o^,  ic^  f)abe  f)ier  ein  paar  ^Injiige.  3c5  mo(^te 
[ie  reinigen  unb  biigeln  laffen.     3Sag  fo[tet  e^  fiir  bie  beiben? 

6.  ^er  eine  i[t  [e^r  fledig.  T)cv  anbere  ift  blofe  jerbriicft. 
S3ier  Wavt  fiir  bie  beiben,  mein  ^err. 

7.  3^'amit  bin  id)  jufrieben,  Unb  nun  seigen  ®ie  mir  eineii 
paffenben  &o\\  fiir  ^ofen,^  ettoa^  03e[trcifte§,^  ober  ^arriertc^. 
—  SSag  foftet  ein  "^aar  ©ofen  au«  biefem  (Stoff? 

8.  5ld)tsef)n  9}?arf,  mein  $err. 

9.  ®ut,  inad)en  ®ie  mir  bie»  —  SSann  fann  i<i)  fie  ba^  erftt 
S[J?aI  anprobieren?  3(^  bin  auf  9^eifen  unb  faf)re  50Htte  na(^fter 
Sodie  fort 

10»  93?orgen  nad)mittag  fonnen  ®ie  bie  ©ofen  anprobieren. 
©eftatten  (Sie,  mein  $err,  3f)nen  9[)?a6  gu  nef)men.  —  @o! 
!^an!e  fd)on! 

11.  ®(^icfen  ®ie  mir  gefctHigft  bie  anberen  ©ac^en  f)eutc 
abenb.     3^^  brau(^e  fie  nottnenbig. 

12.  !I:a^  fann  id)  faum  tun,  h)eit  mir  momentan'  ein  paar 
5lrbeiter  fe()Ien.  (Sie  finb  gegentDcirtig  am  <Streif.  (^^  tut 
mir  fe{)r  leib.  SO^orgen  frtif)  aber  tuerbe  id)  bie  5Inpge  bei 
3f)nen  abliefern. 

1.  bcr  5tn3ug,  ^z«7  of  clothes  (for  men  or  boys).  —  ber  U6er3ief)er, 
overcoat.  —  ber  &t))Vod,  frock-coat.  — ber  %vad,  evening-coat;  full  dress 
garment.  —  ber  9iOc!,  man's  coat;  also  woman's  skirt. 

2.  bie  v^ofen;  ^einfkiber,  trousers.  —  ber  ^i^S^i^tf  /^^^  ^^^^-  —  ^^r  ®tro^= 


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has  all  his  suits,  evening-coats,  frock-coats,  etc.,  made  at 
his  place. 

3.  I  am  very  grateful  to  you  for  the  address. 

4.  You  are  quite  welcome. 
(At  Mr.  Botz's) 

5.  Mr.  Botz,  I  have  here  a  couple  of  suits.  I  should  like 
to  have  them  cleaned,  and  pressed.  What  would  [does]  it 
cost  for  both? 

6.  The  one  is  much  spotted;  the  other  is  only  wrinkled. 
—  Four  marks  for  the  two,  sir. 

7.  That  is  all  right  [I  am  satisfied  with  that].  And  now, 
show  me  some  suitable  material  for  trousers;  something 
striped  or  checked.  —  What  would  a  pair  of  trousers  of 
this  stuff  cost? 

8.  Eighteen  marks,  sir. 

9.  Good!  Make  them  for  me.  —  When  can  I  try  them 
on  for  the  first  time?  I  am  traveling  and  leave  the  middle 
of  next  week. 

10.  To-morrow  afternoon  you  can  try  on  the  trousers. 
Permit  me,  sir,  to  take  your  measure.  —  So !  Thank  you 
very  much. 

11.  Kindly  send  me  the  other  things  this  evening.  I 
need  them  badly. 

12.  I  can  scarcely  do  that,  because  I  am  short  a  few  work- 
men [a  few  workmen  are  lacking  to  me]  at  the  moment. 
They  are  on  strike  at  present.  I  am  very  sorry.  To-morrow 
morning,  however,  I  will  deliver  the  suits  at  your  house. 

^ut,  straw  hat.  —  ber  3^11"^^^^^  ^^^^  hat;  also  lamp-chimney.  —  ber 
^ragen,  collar;  also  cape  such  as  worn  by  German  boys  and  young 
men. 

3.  gemuftert,  figured.  —  cinfarbig,  plain. 


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Plauberet  28. 
^m  DfJcftourttitt. 

1.  SKo  iDoIten  Voir  un^  l^infe^en  —  in  ben  ©peifefaat  ober 
braufeen  auf  bie  2:erraffe? 

2.  2Bie  e^  3{)nen  bellebt.  9Q?ir  fommt  e^  \tl)x  Qemiitlid^ 
Dor,  im  greien  p  fpeifen. 

(^er  leaner.) 

3.  ^efet)Ien  bie  ^errfc^aften  ba6  90^ittag«e[fen  gu  3n)ei  ober 
brei  Tlaxf?    Ober  tniinfc^en  (Sie  lieber  na(^  ber  ^arte  ju  fpeifen? 

4.  2Bie  t)iel  foftet  bag  befte  SD^ittag^effen,  unb  ift  ber  SSein 
cinbegriffen? 

5»  SKir  bttben  ein  gang  au^gegeic^nete^  SD^ittag^effen  gu  brei 
ayjarf.    ^er  SBein  ti3irb  immer  ejtra  berec^net. 

6.  SSie  Diele  ©dnge  befommt  man? 

7.  '^a^  aJJittag^effen  beftet)t  aug  fieben  ©angen.  @uppe, 
SSorfpeife,  gtDei  gleifc^gcinge,  ©efliigel  mit  (Salat,  ^ompott 
unb  5^ac^fpeife  ober  ©efrorene^,  mit  ^affee. 

8.  3c§  furcate,  ba6  mirb  gu  lange  bauern.  Sitte,  geben  ©ie 
mir  bie  ©peifefarte. 

9.  §ier  ift  fie,  mein  §err. 

10.  Stiffen  (Bk,  ^eltner,  ob  eine  'iportion  ®uppe  fiir  gtuei 
•iPerfonen  genttgt? 

11.  5SolIftdnbig,  mein  §cvx. 

12.  53ringen  @ie  un^  alfo  eine  portion  9^ubelfuppe  unb  gh)ei 
teller,  giir  hen  nac^ften  ®ang  beftetlen  @ie  un^  ^ammel* 
fotelette,  nic^t  gu  ftarf  gebraten,  unb  geroftete  tartoffein  bagu. 

13.  SBag  fiir  ©cmiife  iDiinfdien  bie  ^errfc^aften?  ^ 

14.  (Sine  portion  (Spargel  in  Gutter  unb  aud^  etma^  @alat. 
liber  5^ad^fpeifen  reben  toir  fpdter. 

15.  53efel)ten  ©ie  SSein,  ober  53ier? 

16.  3h)ei  ®Iafer  f)etreg  (bunfleg)  ^ier  unb  etma^  ®(5rt)arg^ 


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CONVERSATION  28. 
At  the  restaurant. 

1.  Where  shall  we  seat  ourselves, —  in  the  dining-hall 
or  outside  on  the  terrace? 

2.  As  you  like.  It  seems  to  me  very  pleasant  {untrans- 
latable word)  to  dine  in  the  open  air. 

{The  waiter.) 

3.  Do  you  desire  [will  the  gentry  order]  dinner  at  two, 
or  three  marks?     Or  do  you  prefer  to  dine  a  la  carte? 

4.  How  much  does  the  best  dinner  cost,  and  is  wine  in- 
cluded? 

5.  We  have  a  splendid  dinner  at  three  marks.  Wine  is 
always  extra  [reckoned  extra]. 

6.  How  many  courses  are  served  [does  one  get]? 

7.  The  dinner  consists  of  seyen  courses:  soup,  entre,  two 
meat  courses,  game  with  salad,  compote,  and  a  dessert  or 
an  ice,  with  coffee. 

8.  I  am  afraid  that  will  take  too  long.  Please  give  me 
the  bill  of  fare. 

9.  Here  it  is,  sir. 

10.  Do  you  know,  waiter,  if  one  portion  of  soup  is  enough 
for  two  persons? 

11.  Quite,  sir. 

12.  Well,  bring  us  one  portion  of  noodle  soup  and  two 
plates.  For  the  next  course  order  us  mutton-chops,  not 
too  well  done,  and  baked  potatoes  with  them. 

13.  What  kind  of  vegetables  do  you  [the  gentry]  wish? 

14.  One  portion  of  asparagus  with  butter,  and  also  some 
salad.     We  will  speak  later  about  dessert. 

15.  Do  you  desire  [order]  wine,  or  beer? 

16.  Two  glasses  of  light  (dark)  beer  and  some  black  bread. 


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brot.  3c5  cffc  c^  fc{)r  gern.  (Serttteren  <Sie  ung  [o  fc^ncK  iuie 
iiioGlid),  ^cHucr;  tinr  [inb  in  grower  (Silc  (or,  e«  prcfftcrt  fc()r, 
colloquial). 

17.  S^  ^efel)I,  -nieine  §errfd)a[ten. 

18.  (Sin  reined  OHa^,  bitte,  unb  noc^  cin  5Dle[[cr  unb  cine 
Wabel.    3(^  l^abe  auc^  feine  (SerDiette. 

19.  SSa^  fiir  ^^^ac^fpeife  befei)len  bie  ^errfc^aften? 

20.  (Sine  fleine  ^^ortion  (^efrorene^  fiir  meine  grau  unb  ein 
^tM  (Sbamer  £a[e  fiir  micft.  ^ir  modjten  and)  gnjei  Si^affcn 
f(^tt)argen  ^affee,  unb  bergeffen  (Sie  nic^t  cine  BiQcii^J^e  l^  t)ier3ig 
•^.^fennig. 

21.  3u^efef)l! 

22.  Refiner,  gal)Ien!     or,  SD^eine  9xe(^nung,  bitte! 

Useful  expressions  (see  also  Plauderei  4  and  appendix). 
(Sin  ganj  fteineS  ®tu(fd)en,  bitte,  a  very  small  piece,  please.  —  !Darf 
ic^  urn  bie  33utter  bitten,  may  I  'ask  for  the  butter.  —  Saffen  Sic  mir 
ein  ©piegelei  foc^en,  have  a  poached  egg  cooked  for  me.  —  (5tn)a6  53eef' 


piauberet  29. 

^ie  5tbfa^rt  tiom  ^otcl. 

(Sum  ^ortier.i) 

1.  3Sir  reifen  morgen  friil^  ah,    iBitte,  laffen  @ie  mir  meine 
9ie(^nung2  rec^tjeitig  au^f(^reiben. 

2.  Um  inie  tiiel  U\)X  trunfc^en  ®ie  getnedft  gu  ttjerben? 

3.  3d)  tDeife  nid)t  genau.     §aben  ©ie  einen  gaf)rplan?    Um 
tDie  t)iel  Uf)r  gel)t  ber  ©c^nellsug  nac^  Hamburg  ah'? 

4.  Um  neun  Uf)r  ftinf. 

5.  Sllfo,  n3ecfen  (Sie  un6  ^un!t  fieben  U^r,  unb  bitte  flopfen 
©ie  jiemlid)  laut.    9[)ceine  3:ante  ift  cttnag  taub. 

6.  Um  h)ie  t)iel  Uf)r  U)iinf(^en  bie  §crrf(f)aften  p  friif)ftii(fen? 


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I  am  very  fond  of  it.  Serve  us  as  quickly  as  possible,  waiter, 
we  are  in  a  great  hurry. 

17.  Yes,  sir.     [At  command,  my  gentry.] 

18.  A  clean  glass,  please,  and  another  knife  and  fork. 
I  have  no  napkin. 

19.  What  kind  of  dessert  do  you  wish? 

20.  A  small  portion  of  ice  {i.e.  a  "single  order")  for  my 
wife,  and  a  piece  of  Edam  cheese  for  me.  We  should  also 
like  two  cups  of  black  coffee,  and  do  not  forget  a  cigar  at 
forty  pfennigs. 

21.  Yes,  sir. 

22.  Waiter,  my  bill,  please. 

fteaf,  some  beefsteak.  —  (SttoaS  ^leifc^,  some  meat.  —  (Ettoa^  SBraten, 
some  roast.  —  btc  i^leifc^brut)e,  meat  gravy.  —  (Sth)a6  ©(^tnfcn,  some 
ham.  —  StlDOg  ©ped,  some  bacon.  —  ber  2o\\d,  spoon.  —  ba^  ©alj,  salt. 
—  ber  "iPfeffer,  pepper.  —  ber  ^\xdtx,  sugar.  —  ^aS  OI,  oil.  —  ber  Sffig, 

vinegar. 

CONVERSATION  29. 
Leaving  the  hotel. 

{To  hotel  clerk.) 

1.  We  are  leaving  early  to-morrow  morning.  Please 
have  my  bill  made  out  in  time. 

2.  At  what  hour  do  you  wish  to  be  wakened? 

3.  I  do  not  know  exactly.  Have  you  a  time-table?  At 
what  time  does  the  Hamburg  express  leave? 

4.  At  nine-five. 

5.  Well,  waken  us  punctually  at  seven  o'clock,  and  please 
knock  rather  loudly.     My  aunt  is  somewhat  deaf. 

6.  At  what  hour  do  you  [the  gentry]  wish  to  breakfast? 


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7.  Urn  brciDicrtcI  ac^t  (or,  cin  t)icrtcl  tior  acftt)  untcn  tm 
(SiDcifcfaal^ 

8.  3"  33efef)I,  gnabige^  grautein. 

9.  ^affen  @ie  ba^  (Pepcid  urn  cin  biertel  nac^  ftebcn  f)m= 
untertragen.  3c^  tDcrbe  bic  Coffer  f)eute  abenb  paden  unb  su= 
fc^Iiefeen. 

10.  '^a^  ift  immer  ratfam,  gnabige^  graukin.  5lm  ?[)^or= 
gen  {)at  man  e^  natiirlid^  eilig.  —  ©ute  9^ac^t,  meinc  3)amen! 

(S)en  ndd)ften  3J?orgen.  —  ^te  atetjenbe*  5um  5?eaner.) 

IL  ^ellner,  faf)rt  ijom  §otcI  ein  eigner  Omnibus  nad^  bem 
«abnf)of?^ 

12.  5^ein,  gnabigeg  graulein. 

13.  3)ann  beftellen  ®ie  ung,  Bitte,  eine  !Drof(^fe  auf  ^alb 
neun.    3Bo  ift  ber  ^ifortier,  id^  n3iinf(f)e  if)n  gleid^  in  fpred^en. 

(®er  sportier.) 

14.  ©ie  rt)unf(^en  mid^  ^n  fprec^en,  gnabige^  grciulein? 

15.  3($  modjte  meine  S^ed^nung  beja^Ien.  —  ©ie  ftimmt® 
nid)t;  i(^  glaube,  f)ier  ift  ein  3rrtum.  T)k^  f)aben  h)ir  nid^t 
gejabt. 

16.  3d^  irerbe  mit  bem  SSirt  baruber  [prec^en.  (gin  3n:^ 
turn  fann  Dorfommen. 

17.  iBitte,  fo  rafd^  trie  moglid^.  3n  gef)n  9D?inuten  mtiffen 
h)ir  fort.  —  §err  SSirt,  bitte  fef)en  ©ie  nac§,  ob  meine  9^ed^nung 
ftimmt. 

18.  ^ie  33eleud)tung  unb  ha^  geuer  tuerben  immer  ejtra 
berec^net,^  gncibige^  grctulein. 

19.  SSir  f)aben  fein  geuer  gef)abt. 

20.  eo?    3n  bem  galle  sief)e  id^  natiirlid^  t)ier  9}Mrf  ab.^ 

21.  §ier  ift  mein  Sf)edf.^  <Sie  nel)men  American  Express 
checks,  nic^t  tioat)v? 

22.  &ani  gemig,  gnabige^  graulein.  Internationale  Sbedf^ 
fiir  3?eifenbe  hjerben  in  !Deutfd)lanb  iiberall  angenommen. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  II3 

7.  At  a  quarter  before  eight,  downstairs  in  the  dining- 
room  (i.e.  not  in  one's  room,  as  is  customary). 

8.  As  you  wish  [as  you  command],  madam. 

9.  Have  the  luggage  carried  downstairs  at  a  quarter  after 
seven.     I  shall  pack  and  lock  the  trunks  this  evening. 

10.  That  is  always  advisable,  madam.  One  is,  of  course, 
always  in  a  hurry  in  the  morning.  —  Good  night,  ladies. 

{The  next  morning.  —  The  traveler,  fern.,  to  the  waiter.) 

11.  Waiter,  does  a  hotel-omnibus  run  to  the  station? 

12.  No,  madam. 

13.  Then  order  us  a  cab,  please,  for  half-past  eight.  Where 
is  the  portier?     I  wish  to  speak  to  him  immediately. 

{The  portier.) 

14.  You  wish  to  speak  to  me,  madam? 

15.  I  should  like  to  pay  my  bill.  —  It  is  not  correct;  I 
think  there  is  an  error  here.    We  have  not  had  this. 

16.  I  will  speak  to  the  proprietor  about  it.  An  error 
may  occur. 

17.  Please,  as  quickly  as  possible.  In  ten  minutes  we 
must  leave.  —  Proprietor,  please  see  whether  my  bill  is 
correct. 

18.  Light  and  fire  are  always  extra,  madam. 

19.  We  have  had  no  fire. 

20.  Indeed?    In  that  case  I  deduct  four  marks,  of  course. 

21.  Here  is  my  check.  You  take  American  Express 
checks,  do  you  not? 

22.  Most  certainly,  madam.  International  checks  for 
travelers  are  accepted  everywhere  in  Germany. 


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23.  §tcr  ift  3^rc  Ouittuug.  ^offcntlic^  ftnb  <Sic  mtt 
inifrcm  v^potct  sufricbcn  gctDcfcn,  uub  menu  ®ie  nod)  einmal 
iiad)  ^oln  fomincn,  bitte  beef)ren  ®ie  un^  tDieber,  gnabigc^ 
grciulcin. 

24.  3>anfc  fc{)r.  3(^  rtcrbe  fef)r  gem  ^t)V  $oteI  meincn 
53cfannten  eTnpfct)Ien.  —  Unb  nun,  inte  bid  3eit  braud^t  man 
t)on  {)icr  narf)  bcm  33a{)nf)of? 

25.  Ungcfaf)r  funfse^n  SD^inuten,  n)enn  man  fc^neK  fal)rt, 
gnabige^  grciulein. 

26.  53on  n3eld)em  33at)nt)of  fat)rt  man  na(^  Hamburg? 

27.  53om  §auptbaf)nt)of»  T)a  fommt  3f)re  ^rofd^fe.  — 
*i|3ortier,  t)elfen  ©ie  ben  ^amen  beim  (Sinfteigen.  — •  5lbteu, 
meine  !i)amen.    5(ngene{)me  9^eife!^ 

1.  ber  *!l3ortiier,  a  sort  of  hotel-clerk.  This  functionary,  wearing 
a  cap  on  which  the  word  ^'iPortier"  appears  in  gold  letters,  must 
not  be  confused  with  a  'porter'  (®ien[tmann,  or  2:rager). 

2.  re($nen,  bered^nen,  to  calculate,  compute.  —  ^led^nen  lerneti,  to  learn 
arithmetic.  —  abjiefien,  abrec^nen,  to  subtract;  deduct.  —  ®ie  9^ec^nun9 
ift  quittiert,  the  bill  is  receipted. 

3.  ber  ©peifcfaal,  dining-room  (in  a  hotel,  etc.).  —  bag  ©peifesimmcr, 
dining-room  (in  private  house). 

4.  ber  9^ei[enbe,  masc,  bie  9?etfenbe,  fem.,  traveler.  —  ber  Sourift, 
ber  iBergniigunggreifenbe,  tourist. 

5.  ber  ^of,  yard;  king's  court;  hotel,  etc.  —  ^Der  ©nglifd^e  $of,  the 
English  Hotel.  —  ber  ^ofarjt,  court  physician.  —  bie  ^ofleute,  courtiers. 
—  ber  ^ofprebiger,  court  chaplain.  —  ber  S8al^nf)of,  railway  station.  — 
ber  |^riebf)of,  cemetery.  —  ber  @aftf)of,  hotel. 

6.  ftimmen,  to  agree;  balance;  harmonize;  vote,  etc. 

plauberet  30. 

(Sin  3Mf<iwmcntreffcn.i 

1.  $23a6  fiir  elne  Ubcrrafc^ung,  un^  f)ter  in  33crlin  ganj  su= 
faltig  p  treffcn!    ^ann  ftnb  (Sic  angefommen? 


AN   AMERICAN   IN    GERMANY  II5 

23.  Here  is  your  receipt.  I  hope  that  you  have  been 
pleased  [content]  with  our  hotel,  and,  if  you  come  to 
Cologne  again  [once  more],  please  honor  us  again,  madam. 

24.  Thank  you.  I  shall  very  gladly  recommend  your 
hotel  to  my  acquaintances.  —  And  now,  how  much  time 
do  we  need  to  reach  the  station  [needs  one  from  here  to 
the  station]? 

25.  About  fifteen  minutes,  if  one  drives  fast,  madam. 

26.  From  which  station  does  one  leave  for  Hamburg? 

27.  From  the  Central  Station.  There  comes  your  cab.  — 
Portier,  help  the  ladies  get  in.  —  Good  day,  ladies.  A 
pleasant  journey! 

Ex.  ®ie  9iec^nung  ftimmt,  tke  bill  is  correct.  —  (?r  ift  f  c^Ied^t  geftimmt, 
he  is  in  bad  humor.  —  ©timmt!  /  agree  with  you.  —  2)aS  ©timmrec^t, 
sujfrage.  —  ber  3Sa^(er,  SBa{)Imann,  voter.  —  bie  ©ttmme,  uoice;  vote. 

7.  cin  Sl^ecf,  eine  ^anfantoeifuTig,  a  check.  —  ber  ^rebitkief,  letter 
of  credit.  —  5Iu6lanbif(^er  ®eIbrt)C(^[eI,  foreign  money-exchange.  —  ^d^ 
moc^tc  metn  amerifanifc^e^  @elb  irec^feln  laffeit,  /  should  like  to  have  my 
American  money  changed  (for  German). 

8.  ®ute  ^eife!  ©litcflic^e  9?eife!  Slngene^me  3?etfe!  S3iel  33ergnugen  auf 
ber  9^eife!  /  wish  you  a  pleasant  journey. 

Note.  —  The  Germans  are  fond  of  these  expressions.  For 
example:  —  ©(^lafen  ©ie  inof)!!  Sleep  well.  —  ©ute  S3e[[erung!  Speedy 
recovery!  (Said  to  a  sick  person.) — 53iel  53ergnugen!  /  wish  you 
much  pleasure.  (Said  to  a  person  starting  on  a  trip,  or  to  the  theatre, 
etc.)  —  ©leic^fadS!  The  same  to  you! 


CONVERSATION  30. 
A  meeting. 

I .   What  a  surprise  for  us  to  meet,  quite  by  chance,  here 
in  Berlin !     When  did  you  arrive? 


Il6  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

2.  (5rft2  f^cftern.  34  {)cittc  bte  5tbftd^t,  mid^  bei  ber  ^olisei 
m6)  3f)rer  Slbrcffc  gu  erfunbiflen.^ 

3.  3d)  frcue  mid)  unfaglid),  ©ie  p  [ef)en.  3(^  iatte  gar 
feme  5lf)nung,  bafe  <Sie  auf  9ieifen  finb.'* 

4.  SBir  t)atten  un^  im  le^ten  Slugenblid  entf(^Iof[cn,  eine 
<Seerei[e  gu  matcme^men. 

5.  $aben  ®ie  eine  gute  9ieife  gebabt? 

6.  X)ie  ®ee  (or,  ba^  9[)2eer)  ttiar  giemlid^  unruf)ig,  aber  auf 
einem  9viefenbampfer,  n)ie  ber  „(Suropa/'  tDirb  man  fe()r  felten 
feefranf. 

7.  3c^  ne{)me  an,  bafe  3bi^e  grau  ©emablin  au(§  f)ier  ift. 
SBie  ge^t  e^  if)r? 

8.  !Danfe,  fie  befinbet  fic^  au^gegeid^net  unb  ^at  fic^  nid^t 
einmaP  bei  bem  ^limatDed^fel  erfciltet. 

9.  3ti  itielc^em  ^otel  finb  (Sie  abgeftiegen,  menn  id^  fragen 
barf? 

10.  3m  ©nglifd^en  §of.  ^itte,  befuc^en  ©ie  un6  bort  ge- 
Iegentli($. 

11.  SSann  finb  (Sie  meiften^  ju  ^aufe  ^n  treffen? 

12.  33i^  um  elf  Ufir  dormittagg  bin  id^  immer  gu  ^aufe. 
(gpciter  finb  n3ir  giemlid^  befd^ciftigt.  SO^eine  grau  beftebt  bar* 
auf,  bafe  h)ir  genjiffenbaft  alte  Berliner  9D?ufeen^  unb  ©alerien 
befud^en. 

13.  2Sie  tange  bleiben  ®ie  nod^  in  Berlin? 

14.  (S6  ift  giemlid^  unbeftimmt."^  Unb  je^t  erjaf){en  ®ie 
toon  fid).    ^Imiifieren  ^k  fid)  biefen  ®ommer  gut  in  Berlin? 

15.  3d^  bin  eben  {)ierber  guriidgefebrt.  3d^  b^ibe  meine 
gerien  im  §arj  tierbrac^t.® 

16.  ^b  fo!  $at  e^  3^nen  bort  gefallen?  arjan  fagt,  bie 
©egenb  ift  n3unberfd)on.     §aben  ©ie  fd^one^  SSetter  gebabt? 

17.  2Ba«   bag  ^Setter  betrifft,  tDar  ba6  (Sd)idfat  mir  febr 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  II7 

2.  Only  yesterday.  I  had  the  intention  of  inquiring  for 
your  address  at  the  poHce-office  {i.e.  city-hall). 

3.  I  am  immensely  [unspeakably]  glad  to  see  you.  I 
had  no  idea  that  you  were  traveling. 

4.  We  decided  at  the  last  moment  to  take  [undertake] 
a  sea  voyage. 

5.  Did  you  have  a  good  journey? 

6.  The  sea  was  rather  rough,  but  on  a  large  [giant]  steamer 
like  the  "Europa",  one  seldom  becomes  sea-sick. 

7.  I  take  it  for  granted  that  your  wife  is  here,  too.  How 
is  she? 

8.  Thanks,  she  is  very  well  indeed  and  did  not  even  catch 
cold  through  the  change  of  climate. 

9.  At  what  hotel  are  you  stopping,  if  I  may  ask? 

10.  At  the  Englischer  Hof.  Please  come  to  see  us  there, 
when  you  have  an  opportunity. 

11.  When  are  you  most  apt  to  be  found  at  home? 

12.  Until  eleven  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  I  am  always  at 
home.  Later  we  are  quite  busy.  My  wife  insists  upon 
our  conscientiously  visiting  all  Berlin  museums  .and  galleries. 

13.  How  long  are  you  to  be  [still]  in  Berlin? 

14.  It  is  rather  uncertain.  And  now  tell  me  about  your- 
self.    Are  you  enjoying  yourself  this  summer  in  Berlin? 

15.  I  have  just  come  back  here.  I  spent  my  holidays  in 
the  Harz  Mountains. 

16.  Indeed?  Did  you  like  it  there?  People  say  the 
region  is  very  [wonderfully]  beautiful.  Did  you  have  fine 
weather? 

17.  As  far  as  the  weather  was  concerned,  fate  was  very 


Il8  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

ungiinftig/  3n  bcr  <3^it,  mo  id)  bort  toax,  rcgnete  c«  fort= 
iinlbrciib.  Ta^  ^Better  f)at  mir  ha&  55crgnugen  Dcrlcibct  unb 
allc  "iMdiie  ticrcitclt.  ®oId)e  (Emitter  ^abe  id)  nirgenbiDO  anber^ 
cricbt. 

18.  ^ie  beutfc^en  (^ebirge  finb  bafiir  beriic^tigt/" 

19.  X)a^  ©c^Iimmfte  an  ber  ©ac^e  tDar,  bag  i(^  einen  Dnfel 
unb  eine  Xante  mit  t)atte,  bie  mic^  am  (gnbe  fiir  ba^  ^Setter 
t)erantmortlid)  f)iclten. 

20.  2)a^  hjar  aber  ftarf!  5lc^,  c«  Iciutet  fiinf  Uf)r!  3(5 
mu6  mi(5  tierabf(5ieben.  I?^i)nnen  (Sie  ba^  Diner  bei  un^ 
morgen  abcnb  einnel^men?  (S^  i[t  ber  ©cburtstag^^  meiner 
gran,  ^d)  fagte  it)r  ()eute  morgen,  bafe  ic^  fef)r  gem  einen 
!i?anb^manni2  {)(>{  ^^^  fgf)^^^  ttiiirbe. 

21.  <Sie  [inb  fef)r  freunblic^.  3(5  J^tte  etnja^  anbere^  Dor, 
3(5  fann  aber  bie  35erabrebung  t3erf(5ieben. 

22.  ®ut!     5Ilfo,  urn  a(f)t  Uftr  im  (Snglif(5en  C>of. 

23.  9D?it  33ergniigen.  5Iuf  ^icberfe()en,  lieber  greunb. 
Sine  (Smpfe{)Iung  bon  mir  an  3f)te  grau  @emaf)Iin. 

1.  ein  ^ufciTTiTnentreffen,  a  meeting;  also,  a  coincidence.  Ex.  (Sin 
fomifc^eg  ^ufammentreffen,  a  funny  coincidence.  —  (Sin  ^ufantmentreffcn 
alter  ^ameraben,  a  meeting  of  old  comrades.  —  treffen  (conj.  with  l^aben 
requires  ace);  begegnen  (conj.  with  fein  requires  dative),  to  meet.  Ex. 
3(^  '^ah^  ©ie  in  C^efellfc^aft  getroffen,  /  met  her  in  society.  —  (Sr  t)at  diet 
SBiberftanb  getroffen,  he  met  with  much  opposition.  —  3d^  bin  \^x  f)eute 
morgen  auf  ber  ©tra^e  begegnet,  /  met  her  on  the  street  this  morning. 

2.  erft  (adj.),  ^r^^.  —  erft  (adv.),  only;  not  till,  etc.  —  nur,  blofe, 
only.  Ex.  53Io^  (or,  nur)  meine  ©d)h)efter,  only  my  sister.  —  SSare  ic^ 
nur  erft  ho.,  if  I  were  only  there.  —  (Srft  borgeftern,  only  (or,  not  till) 
the  day  before  yesterday. 

3.  The  address  of  any  person,  living  either  permanently  or  tem- 
porarily in  Berlin,  can  be  obtained  in  a  few  moment's  time,  on  pay- 
ment of  a  small  fee  to  the  police. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  II9 

unfavorable  to  me.  At  the  time  I  was  there,  It  rained  con- 
stantly. The  weather  spoiled  my  pleasure  and  marred  all 
my  plans.  I  have  never  seen  [experienced]  such  thunder- 
storms anywhere  else. 

18.  The  German  mountains  are  famous  [notorious]  for 
them. 

19.  The  worst  of  the  matter  was  that  I  had  an  uncle  and 
an  aunt  with  me,  who  finally  came  to  hold  me  responsible 
for  the  weather. 

20.  That  was  indeed  pretty  hard!  Oh,  it  is  striking  five 
o'clock;  I  must  take  my  leave.  Can  you  take  dinner  with 
us  to-morrow  evening?  It  is  my  wife's  birthday.  I  said 
to  her  this  morning  that  I  should  be  very  glad  to  have  [see] 
a  compatriot  with  us. 

21.  You  are  very  kind.  I  had  another  engagement.  I 
can,  however,  postpone  the  appointment. 

22.  Good.     Well,  at  eight  o'clock  at  the  Englischer  Hof. 

23.  With  pleasure.  Au  revoir  [dear  friend].  My  regards 
to  your  wife. 

4.  [inb,  the  German  present  indicating  an  action  not  yet  completed; 
where  in  English  we  should  use  were  (dependent  subjunctive). 

5.  etn^mal,  once;  one  time.  —  5^ic^t  einmaF  ®ic,  tiot  even  you.  — 
9^i(^t  einmaF  tc^,  not  even  I. 

6.  ba&  9D?u[eum,  pi.,  bie  9)?ufeen,  museum. 

7.  be[timmt;  fic^er,  certain.  —  unbeftimmt,  uncertain. 

8.  derbringen,  to  spend  (time).  —  au^geben,  to  spend  (money). 
Ex.  3^  derbringe  bie  ^ericn  ju  ^aufe,  /  am  spending  the  holidays 

at  home.  —  ^d)  gebc  diel  ®elb  auS,  /  am  spending  much  money. 
g.  giinftig,  favorable.  —  ungiinftig,   unfavorable. 

10.  berud)tigt,  notorious;  famous  (in  uncomplimentary  sense).  — ' 
beriibmt,  famous  (in  complimentary  sense). 

11.  c^crjtic^en  ®Iu(fn)un[c^  gum  (^cburtStag!  Cordial  birthday  wishes, 
^d)  gratuUcre  bei^slic^  (or,  beften^),  /  congratulate  you  heartily. 

12.  ber  SaiibSmann.     See  also  Piauderei  14,  note  3. 


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piauberci  3\. 
Se^cn^njurbiofcitcn  in  Sntiitdjcn. 

1.  ^le  i^eit  tiergel)t  fo  fc^ncri!    SSa^  madden  H)ir  f)eute? 

2.  SSotlen  ©ie  einen  (Spajiergang  mac^en? 

3.  5^e{)men  tDir  lieber  einen  SSagen.  ^i6  je^t  l)aben  n)ir 
iiur  Me  ^ircfien  unb  tie  grofeten  ©alerien  befuc^t.  ^ie  iibrigen 
<Set)en^n)urbigfeiten  follten  Voix  boc^  auc^  anfe()en.  Ubennorgen 
reifen  tr)ir  ah, 

4.  @ut!  5luf  bent  Obeon^pla^  naf)e  bem  ©enhnal^  be« 
^onig^  gtbt  e^  einen  3)roWfenftanb.  —  3n  ge^n  TOnuten  bin 
idf)  fij  unb  fertig.    3:reffen  tDir  un^  unten  inx  ©alon. 

(Sum  ^utfcf)er.) 

6.  ^utfd)er,  fa{)ren  (Bk  un^  na(^  ber  @It)ptotf)ef.  SSir 
Tie!)men  3f)re  !Drofc^fe  nad^  ber  3^it  (or,  ftunbenn)eife);  e^  ift 
iel^t  se^n  Ufer. 

(Sic  bredien  auf.) 

6,  SKag  ift  bie  (^Itjptotjef?  (gg  ift  ein  grie(^if(^e^  ^ort, 
nid^t  n3at)r? 

7.  SatDo^L  !I)er  batjrifd^e  ^onig  I2ubn)ig  ber  (Srfte  fc^n)armte 
fe!)r  fiir  bie  grie(^if(f)e  S3aufunft.  ^o  liefe  er  t)ier  brei  ©ebaube 
in  griec^if(^em  (Stil  erbauen»  ^a^  grofeartige  Xov  in  ber 
SDIitte  l)ei6t  bag  *iPropt)Iaon.  3n  jeber  (gingelf)eit  ift  e^  e^t 
griec^ifd^.  S^ec^tg  ftet)t  bie  (^lt)ptotf)ef  unb  lin!^  bag  ^unft* 
augftellungggebciube. 

8»  SSie  l^errlid^l  SBeibeg  finb  imufeen,  fagt  S3aebe!er,  !Diefe5 
linfg  toivh  fiir  geitftteilige  Slugftellungen  gebrauc^t,  fagen  ®ie? 

9.  ^a,  unb  im  anberen  ift  eine  ftdnbige  HugftcUung  antifcr 
©tatuen  aug  ^talien,  (S^riec^enlanb,  bem  9}iorgenlanb  unb 
Sgt)pten. 

10,  ^arunter  befinben  fi(5  bie  tDeltberii^mten  „Sgina  <SfuIp* 


AN   AMERICAN  IN   GERMANY  12  1 

CONVERSATION  31. 
Sightseeing  in  Munich. 

1.  Time  goes  so  quickly!    What  shall  we  do  to-day? 

2.  Would  you  like  to  go  for  a  walk? 

3.  Let  us  rather  take  a  carriage.  Until  now  we  have 
only  visited  the  churches  and  the  largest  galleries.  The 
rest  of  the  sights  we  should  at  least  look  at.  Day  after 
to-morrow  we  leave  [travel  away]. 

4.  Very  well!  In  Odeon  Square  near  the  king's  statue 
[monument]  there  is  a  cab-stand.  In  ten  minutes  I  shall  be 
quite  ready.     Let  us  meet  downstairs  in  the  drawing-room. 

{To  cabman.) 

5.  Cabby,  drive  us  to  the  Glyptotheca.  We  will  take 
[are  taking]  your  cab  by  the  hour;   it  is  now  ten  o'clock. 

(They  start.) 

6.  What  is  the  Glyptotheca?  It  is  a  Greek  word,  is  it 
not? 

7.  Yes  [indeed].  The  Bavarian  king,  Ludwig  the  First, 
was  a  great  lover  of  Greek  architecture.  He  accordingly 
had  three  buildings  erected  here  in  the  Greek  style.  The 
magnificent  gateway  (i.e.  arch)  in  the  centre  is  called  the 
Propylaeum.  It  is  genuinely  Greek  in  every  detail.  At  the 
right  stands  the  Glyptotheca,  and  at  the  left  the  building  for 
art  exhibits. 

8.  How  glorious!  Both  are  museums,  Baedeker  says. 
This  one  at  the  left  is  used  for  temporary  exhibits,  you  say? 

9.  Yes,  and  in  the  other  is  a  permanent  exhibition  of 
antique  statuary  from  Italy,  Greece,  the  Orient,  and  Egypt. 

10.  Among  them  are  [find  themselves]  the  world-famous 


122  AN   AMERICAN  IN  GERMANY 

turen,"  ntd)t  rt>af)r?    ©ne  fe^r  pte  9^a(5a{)-munfl  bat)on  i[l  bem 
Sl)ica90cr  3u[titut  Qcfcf)cuft  iuorbcn. 

11.  (£d)aueu  (£ie  jct^t  ben  ©la^pdaft  an!  ©cfiabe,  ba[^  tnir 
nid)t  sur  grofeen  iaf)rUc^en  5lu^[tellung  f)ier  \mxcn.  ®ie  finbet 
im  §crbft  ftatt. 

12.  !Die  foil  ebcu  fo  intereffant  fein  tDie  ber  ^ari[cr  ©don. 

13.  3c^  bin  bef[en  gang  getDife,  benn  im  altgemcinen  finb  ja 
bie  beutfc^en  ^Dealer  unb  53ilbf)auer  aufeerorbentlid^  begabt  (or, 
tdentDotl).  5lu(^  au^Ianbifd)e  ^iin filer,  fogar  Hmerifaner, 
ftellen  i{)re  ©emdbe  im  ©lagpdaft  au^.  33orige^  Sai)t  f)at 
ein  53etter  bon  mir  einen  ^rei^  genjonnen. 

14.  ma6)  ber  ©tatiftif  leben  fec^^taufenb  ^iinftler  in  5mUn- 
c^en;  5lu^Ianber  unb  3nlanber. 

15.  ^utfdier,  trie  {)ei6t  biefer  <i(3la^? 

16.  ^er  SD^arienpla^,  mein  §err.  ^ort  fte!)t  ba6  dtc 
9fJat{)au^,  ba^  im  3cit)re  1315  erbaut  n3urbe.  ^a^  neue  ift  t)or 
einigen  3at)ren  fertig  gelDorben.  5Bir  gjjiinc^ner  finb  fe()r 
ftols  barauf. 

17.  !Da^  glaube  i(§  n)of)l  SSie  tnunberfdion  finb  bie 
(^(^ni^ereien! 

18.  3n  ber  9?egel  ift  mir  bie  moberne  beutfd^e  53aufunft 
njeniger  {i)mpat{)if(^  aU  bie  dte.  !Diefeg  ©ebciube  mac^t  aber 
eine  5lugnaf)me.2 

19.  ^a  briiben  fte{)t  bie  grauenfirc^e,  meine  ^erren,  bie  im 
gjiittelalter  erbaut  h)urbe. 

20.  !Die  {)of)en  2^iirme  biefer  ^irc^e  fie{)t  man  t)on  alien 
*iPunften  ber  (Stabt.  @ie  finb  n)al)rt)aftig  impofant  (or,  im= 
ponierenb). 

21.  ^utf(5er,  fal)ren  @ie  ung  nac^  bem  ©d^log^  (ber  Siefibenj). 
SKir  tDollen  bie  5lblofung  ber  ^ad)e  fcl)en. 

22.  ^uu!t  3n)i)lf  U^r  finbet  uberall  in  ^eutfc^lanb  t)or  ben 


AN  AMERICAN  IN   GERMANY  1 23 

/Eginsi   sculptures,   are   they  not?     A   very  good  copy  of 
them  has  been  presented  to  the  Chicago  Institute. 

11.  Now  look  at  the  Crystal  Palace!  What  a  pity  that 
we  were  not  here  for  the  great  yearly  Exhibition!  It  takes 
place  in  the  autumn. 

12.  That  is  said  to  be  quite  as  interesting  as  the  Paris 
Salon. 

13.  I  am  quite  sure  of  it;  for,  in  general,  the  German 
painters  and  sculptors  are  extraordinarily  talented.  Foreign 
artists,  too,  even  Americans,  exhibit  their  paintings  in  the 
Crystal  Palace.     A  cousin  of  mine  received  a  prize  last  year. 

14.  According  to  the  statistics,  six  thousand  artists,  for- 
eigners and  native  Germans,  live  in  Munich. 

15.  Cabby,  what  is  the  name  of  this  square? 

16.  Mary's  Square,  sir.  There  stands  the  old  City  Hall 
which  was  built  in  the  year  13 15.  The  new  one  was  fin- 
ished a  few  years  ago.  We  people  of  Munich  are  very 
proud  of  it. 

17.  I  can  well  believe  it.  How  wonderfully  beautiful 
the  carvings  are! 

18.  As  a  rule,  modern  German  architecture  is  less  pleasing 
(congenial)  to  me  than  the  old.  This  building  is  an  excep- 
tion, however. 

19.  Over  there  stands  the  Church  of  our  Lady,  gentle- 
men, which  was  built  during  the  Middle  Ages. 

20.  The  high  towers  of  this  church  are  seen  from  every 
part  [all  points]  of  the  city.     They  are  truly  imposing. 

21.  Cabby,  drive  us  to  the  castle.  We  want  to  see  the 
change  (reUef)  of  the  guard. 

22.  All  over    Germany    this    relief    of    the   guard   takes 


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t)crfd5lcbcncn  ^alciften  unb  ©c^Ibffcrn  biefe  5lbIo[ung  ber  SBad^c 
[tatt.  !^rcimal  iDod^entUd^  fpielen  banacft  bie  9)^ilitarfapel(en 
im  grcien. 

23.  ©c^nell,  ^utfd^er,  tDir  tDoIIen  bie  'ifarabe  md)t  Derfaumen. 

24.  3rf)  fe^e  bie  bcut[rf}en  ©olbatcn  [ef)r  c^ern.  —  SSer 
luar  bcr  iunge  ^eutnant,  ber  ®ie  ebcn  gegriifet  ^at? 

25.  (S^  iDar  §err  t)on  grie^,  ber  ®of)n  be^  ©eneral^.'* 

1.  ha^  ^^enfmal,  monument  or  statue  erected  in  honor  of  some  one. 
—  eine  ©tatue,  (pron.  in  three  syllables),  a  piece  of  statuary. 

2.  eine  Slu^nal^me,  an  exception.  —  augnaf)mgtt)eife,  as,  or  by  way 
of  an  exception. 

piauberet  32. 
S3ct  eincr  fjrcunbin.^ 

1.  3ft  grau  i)on  ©efe  gu  §aufe? 

2.  3ati3of)l,  QHcibige  grau. 

3.  O  liebe  greunbin/  ic^  F)abe  bi(^  fo  lange  nic^t  gefe{)en. 
3(5  bad^te  mir  fd)on,  ha^  bu  t)ieneid^t  franf  feieft. 

4.  5^imm  e^  mir  nic^t  iibel,  bafe  i(5  bic^  nid^t  fru{)er  befud^t 
{)abe.  3d^  bin  gang  aufeerorbentlic^  befd^ctftigt  unb  aud^  beforgt 
getrefen. 

5.  !l)u  mufit  mir  alte^  ersaf)Ien,  —  SSillft  bu  nid^t  ein  big^ 
(^en  ablegen? 

6.  @ef)r  gem.  ^arf  id^  in  bein  ©d^Iafjimmer  treten,  um^ 
mir  bag  §aar  ein  bifed^en  gu  orbnen  (or,  bamit  ic^  mir  bag  §aar 
ein  bifedjen  orbnen  fann)? 

7.  @ang  gen)ife.    ^er  ^amm  liegt  auf  ber  ^ommobe. 

8.  SBie  t)iele  ^i^uTner  tiat  beine  je^ige  SSof)nung? 

9.  23ie  Stage  beftetit  aug  gef)n  BiTn^nern. 


AN  AMERICAN  IN   GERMANY  1 25 

place  in  front  of  the  various  palaces  and  castles,  punctually 
at  twelve  o'clock.  Afterward,  three  times  a  week,  the  mili- 
tary bands  play  in  the  open  air. 

23.  Cabby,  quick,  we  do  not  want  to  miss  the  parade. 

24.  I  enjoy  looking  at  the  German  soldiers.  —  Who  was 
the  young  lieutenant  who  just  bowed  to  you? 

25.  It  was  Mr.  von  Fries,  the  son  of  the  General. 

.3.  ha§  <S(^Io&,  pi.,  ©c^Ioffcr,  castle  (royal  palace).  —  ber  "ipolaft, 
pi.,  ^dcifte,  palace.  —  bic  9^efiben3,  the  capital  city  of  a  kingdom  or 
empire;  the  winter  palace,  situated  in  a  capital  city. 

4.   ber  '^dbf)zvx;  ber  ©enerat,  the  general.  —  ber  Oberft,  the  colonel. 

CONVERSATION  32. 
At  a  friend's. 

1.  Is  Mrs.  von  Hess  at  home? 

2.  Yes,  madam. 

3.  Oh,  my  dear  friend,  I  have  not  seen  you  for  so  long! 
I  was  thinking  [already  to  myself]  that  you  were  ill  per- 
haps. 

4.  Do  not  be  offended  with  me  because  I  have  not  called 
on  you  sooner.  I  have  been  extraordinarily  busy  and  wor- 
ried, too. 

5.  You  must  tell  me  all  about  it.  —  Will  you  not  take  off 
your  wraps? 

6.  Very  gladly.  May  I  go  into  your  bedroom  to  smooth 
my  hair  a  little? 

7.  Most  certainly.     The  comb  lies  on  the  dressing-table. 

8.  How  many  rooms  has  your  present  apartment  [dwell- 
ing]? 

9.  The  flat  consists  of  ten  rooms. 


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10.  T'ie  ^trmncr  [tnb  [clir  c^rofe  unb  freunblld^.  §ter  tm 
(Balon,  gum  53cifpicl,  ftcl)t  alle^  fcljr  gemiitlitt  au^. 

11.  ^Tanfe  fc{)r.  9[)tcmcr  SD^cmung  nac^  i[t  bie  gangc  SSof)* 
nung  bebeutenb  bequenier  a\^  bie  anbere. 

12.  SSann  bift  bu  umge^ogen? 

13.  53orIe^te  SSod^c.  3e^t  [tnb  tt)ir  bemaf)e  boKig^  (or, 
t)ollftanbtg)  eingerid)tet.  —  53itte,  ni-mm  ^la^  (or,  fe^e  bid^). 
^u  ficl)ft  ein  biftc^en  blafe  unb  angegriffen  au^.  SSie  ift  e6  bir 
in  ber  le^ten  S^^^  ergangen?  '^k  §i^e  ift  ganj  unertrctglid^ 
getDe[cn! 

14.  5l(^,  bci  bic[cm  fc^n3ulen  SSetter  fuf)Ie  i($  mic^  gerabc 
tt)ie  gerctbert.^ 

15.  ^arf  id)  bir  eine  S^affe  2:ee  anbieten? 

16.  ^itte  fet)r.  ^lac^mittagg  fann  i(§  nteinen  2^ee  fel^r 
fc^tncr  entbei)ren. 

17.  §ier  ift  ba^  Xablett.  —  SBiinfc^ft  bu  ^af)m  ober 
Sitrone? 

18.  ©n  (StM  S^^^^  ^^'^  ^^^  bi^c^en  O^a^m  (or,  ©al^ne), 
bitte.  —  SBie  Qef)t  e^^  beiner  grau  SO^tter? 

19.  91id)t  fe{)r  gut.  ®ie  tiegt  im  53ett.  ^er  Hrjt  f)at  i^r 
alien  ^efu(^  Derboten.  5^aturli(^  fctllt  i^r  bie  ©nfamfeit  fel)r 
auf  bie  9^ert)en.  ©ie  ift  man(^mal  rec^t  niebergefc^lagen.  ©ic 
Icifet  bid)  iibrigen^  bielmal^  griifeen. 

20.  SDie  5lrme!  3c^  ti3iinfd)e  ibr  „®ute  53efferung!"  — 3d& 
bemiiffe  auc^  beine  Qungen;^  tt)o  finb  fie? 

21.  (Bit  befud)en  jc^t  ba^  ©i)mnafium^  unb  fommen  3iem= 
U(^  fpat  nac^  ^aufe.  @ie  finb  fo  febr  gemad^fen/  bag  bu  fie 
faum  tDiebererfennen  inirft,  SKa^  fiir  9Zac^rid^ten  bctft  bu  aug 
5Imerifa? 

22.  £cine  guten;  mein  53ruber  liegt  fel)r  franf  banieber* 
5luei  bicfcm  ®runb  bin  ic^  in  ber  le^ten  <3cit  fo  beforgt  getDefen. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  1 27 

10.  The  rooms  are  very  large  and  cheerful  [friendly]. 
Here  in  the  drawing-room,  for  example,  everything  looks 
very  cosy. 

11.  Thank  you  very  much.  In  my  opinion  the  entire 
apartment  is  much  [considerably]  more  convenient  than  the 
other. 

12.  When  did  you  move? 

13.  Week  before  last.  We  are  almost  entirely  settled 
now.  —  Please  sit  down.  You  look  a  little  pale  and  tired 
out.  How  have  you  been  of  late?  The  heat  has  been  abso- 
lutely unendurable! 

14.  Oh,  in  this  humid  weather  I  feel  utterly  worn  out. 

15.  May  I  offer  you  a  cup  of  tea? 

16.  If  you  please.  In  the  afternoon  I  can  scarcely  do 
without  my  tea. 

17.  Here  is  the  tray.  —  Do  you  wish  cream  or  lemon? 

18.  One  lump  of  sugar  and  a  little  cream,  please.  —  How 
is  [madam]  your  mother? 

19.  Not  very  well.  She  is  [lies]  in  bed.  The  physician 
has  forbidden  her  all  callers.  Of  course,  the  loneliness 
gets  very  much  on  her  nerves.  She  is  sometimes  much 
depressed.     She  wishes  to  be  remembered  to  you. 

20.  The  poor  dear  (one) !  I  hope  she  will  soon  be  better. 
—  I  miss  your  boys,  also;   where  are  they? 

21.  They  attend  the  High  School  now  and  come  home 
rather  late.  They  have  [are]  grown  so  much  that  you  will 
scarcely  recognize  them.  —  What  news  have  you  from 
America? 

22.  Nothing  good.  My  brother  lies  very  ill.  For  this 
reason  I  have  been  so  anxious  lately. 


128  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

23.  !3)er  aunt  3unge!    2Bag  fef)It  i{)nt  benn? 

24.  (Sr  {)at  ben  2t)p()Ug.  ®ott  fei  T)anf,  bie  grofete  ®cfaf)r 
ift  jcljt  t)orbei  (or,  Doriiber).  SBenigften^  be^auptet  e^  her 
bortige^  5Irst. 

25.  3)u  mufet  geiDife  Qtoge  Hngft  au^geftanben  ()aben.  !l)u 
tDarft  inxTuer  fo  ftolg  auf  beinen  einaigen^"  ^ruber.  §offentUd^ 
crf)oIt  er  ft(5  Tnogli(5ft  balb. 

26.  3d^  t)offe  e6.  —  Unb  nun  f)abc  ic^  eine  grofee  ^ttte  an 
hid),  Tldm  <S(5h)agertn  tnoc^tc  \ti)x  gem  ba^  neue  58uc^  (ben 
neuen  53anb)  t)on  „(SIlen  ^et}"  (pron.  Xi^/j)  auf  etn  paar  2^age 
borgen.    S3ift  bu  fertig  bamit?^^ 

27.  3an)of)I,  l(^  l^abe  ha^  53uc^  erft  geftem  p  @nbe  getefen 
unb  fann  eg  fe()r  eTnpfef)len.  5IIleg,  h)ag  bie  f(^n3ebif(^e  @(^rtft= 
ftellerin  iiber  bie  geiftige  unb  forperlid^e  (Sntmidetung  ber  £inber 
fagt,  i[t  l)oc^ft  gutreffenb. 

28.  3^re  53orf(^lage  iiber  beren^^  (5rgief)ung,  ufn).,  ftnb  eben 
fo  praftifc^  n)ie  origtnelL  l^illi  n)irb  bag  53uc^  am  Sreitag 
guriidbringen.  ®ie  tDilI  nur  elnige  53emerfungen  abfd^reiben. 
—  5l(^,  bu  lieber  (^ott.^^  3d^  mufe  fofort  nac^  §aufe.  SSir 
emarten  l^eute  abenb  einen  ®aft.  (gg  ift  ein  alter  3unggefe((e/'^ 
ein  elietnaliger  (or,  fru{)erer)  ©c^ulfamerab  meineg  Wannt^, 
nameng  t)on  ©elbad^. 

29.  3d)  ftcibe  t)on  i^m  gef)ort.  (Sr  foil  au6erorbentli(j& 
h)i^ig  fein.    33iel  5Sergniigen  i)eute  atenb! 

30.  !Danfe  fef)r.  —  5Iuf  3Bieberfef)en! 

31.  (Sine  @mpfet)lung  t)on  mir  an  beinen  §errn  ®emat)I! 

32.  ©rlife'  bie  gauge  gamilie  befteng  t)on  mir.    5lbieu! 

1.  ein  f^reunb,  masc,  einc  grcunbin,  fern.,  a  friend.  —  ein  53cfannter, 
masc,  eine  53efQnnte,  fem.,  an  acquaintance.  —  Germans  make  a  dis- 
tinction between  friends  and  acquaintances,  the  former  word  being 
reserved  for  intimates  only. 

2.  um,  prep,  with  ace,  about,  around,  because  of,  etc.  —  um  (used 
with  gu  and  the  infin.),  in  order  to.     See  Plauderei  7,  notes. 


AN  AMERICAN  IN   GERMANY  1 29 

23.  The  poor  boy!    What  is  the  matter  with  him? 

24.  He  has  typhoid  fever.  Thank  God,  the  greatest 
danger  is  over  now!  At  least  the  doctor  there  says  [asserts] 
so. 

25.  You  must,  indeed,  have  been  through  great  anxiety. 
You  were  always  so  proud  of  your  only  brother.  It  is  to 
be  hoped  that  he  will  recover  as  quickly  as  possible. 

26.  I  hope  so.  —  And  now  I  have  a  great  favor  to  ask  of 
you.  My  sister-in-law  would  very  much  like  to  borrow  the 
new  book  (volume)  by  Ellen  Key  for  a  few  days.  Are  you 
through  with  it? 

27.  Yes,  I  finished  it  only  yesterday  and  can  recommend 
it  very  highly.  Everything  that  the  Swedish  authoress  says 
about  the  mental  and  physical  development  of  children  is 
extremely  to  the  point. 

28.  Her  suggestions  concerning  their  bringing  up,  etc., 
are  as  practical  as  they  are  original.  Lillie  will  bring  back 
the  book  on  Friday.  She  only  wishes  to  copy  a  few  re- 
marks. Good  Heavens!  I  must  go  home  immediately. 
We  are  expecting  a  guest  this  evening.  He  [it]  is  an  old 
bachelor,  a  former  school  friend  of  my  husband's,  von 
Gelbach  by  name. 

29.  I  have  heard  of  him.  He  is  said  to  be  extraordinarily 
witty.     I  wish  you  much  pleasure  this  evening. 

30.  Thank  you  very  much.     Au  revoir! 

31.  My  regards  to  your  husband. 

32.  My  best  greetings  to  the  entire  family.  —  Good-bye! 

3.  ddlUg,   dollftanbig,  ganj,  fully;  entirely;  quite. 

4.  baS  9^ab,  wheel.  —  rabern,  to  break  on  a  wheel. 

5.  3Bie  Qef)t  eS  it)m?  How  is  hef  lit.,  'how  does  it  go  with  him'.  — 
SBie  ift  eS  i^m  ergangen?  How  has  he  been?  —  SSa^  i[t  au^  if)m  getoorben? 
What  has  become  of  him? 

6.  ein  3unge,  ein  ^nabe  (less  used  than  formerly),  a  boy,  a  lad. 


130  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

7.  ha^  (S^X^mna^mm,  pi.,  G^tjiTtnaficn,  school  entered  usually  at  age 
of  ten.  It  gives  a  nine  years'  course.  The  Gymnasium  is  the  very 
corner-stone  of  German  culture.  The  Realgymnasium  gives  a  less 
classical  course. 

8.  htac^fen,  to  grow.  Ex.  SSag  finb  <£ic  geirac^feti!  How  you  have 
grown!  —  ber  (SriDac^fcne,  adult. 

g.  eine  bortige  j^amilie,  a  family  living  there.  —  cine  i^iefige  f^amilie,  a 
family  living  here.  —  For  ieljigc,  bamaligc,  friif)ere,  see  Plauderei  6,  notes. 

10.  ein  einjigeS  £lnb,  an  only  child.  —  ein  eigcne^  ^inb,  one's  own 
child.  —  (Sie  \)ai  einige  ^inber,  she  has  a  few  children. 

11.  fertig  fein  (mit),  becnben,  DoIIenben,  ju  (Snbe  bringcn,  lefen,  etc., 
to  finish. 

Plauberet  33. 
iibcr  ^crfoncn. 

1.  ^arf  \6)  ^\)MXi  eine  3^9cii^^^  anbteten,  ober,  raud^en  ®ic 
t)iel(et(^t  nicfjt? 

2.  £)  ho6)V    3(5  rau(5e  fefir  gem. 

3.  SBa^  f)aben  @ie  in  ber  le^ten  3^tt  gemadfit?  @ie  ge^ien 
fo  t)iel  in  (^efellfdjaft,  't^a'^  \6)  ©ie  faum  fef)e. 

4.  (Sie  fpafeen  (or,  ^ie  neden),  nid)t  n)af)r?  ®ie  f)aben  un^ 
redfjt.  ©eftem,  ^um  ^eifptel,  tear  i(5  mit  ernften  oai^en 
bcfcftaftigt.  3(5  rtjo^nte  einer  33erfammlung2  bei.  !Der  2lng= 
tauf(5='iProfeffor  Don  ber  .^art)arb=Umt)erfitat  f)ielt  einen  3Sor* 
trag,2  ber  feinen  beutf(5en  ^ii^o^^^n  feftr  ^u  gefallen  fcftien. 

5.  3c5  tt)of)nte  aucft  einer  53orIefung  bei.  ^te  ©ie  miffen, 
^abe  id^  ein  naturi'uiffcn]d)aftlid)e§  ^olleg  bei  ^rofeffor  ©rofi 
betegt.  (£r  ift  in  feinem  %a&)^  alien  nnberen  bebeutcnb  iibcr= 
legen. 

6.  SBa^  bttben  ®ie  geftcm  abenb  nad)  3bi^er  grofeen  geifti= 
gen  5Inftrengung  gema(5t? 

7.  3d)  tr>ar  bei  grau  "ipofi'ettt,  bie  eine  grofee  ©efeltf(5aft 
gab;  fie  empfdngt  alle  ghjei  952ittn)od)e.  ©(^abe,  bafe  ©ie  nidfjt 
babci  n3aren! 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  I3I 

Ex.  9[)?e{nc  3Irbcit  tft  bccnbct,  my  work  is  finished.  —  ^^  f)abc  meine 
©rammotif  noc^  nic^t  doflenbct,  /  have  not  yet  fully  finished  my  grammar. 

—  ^ft  tnon  ferttg  mit  e[[en?  Have  they  finished  dinner  or  supper? 

12.  beren,  gen.  sing,  fern.,  or  gen.  pi.  of  demons,  and  rel.  pronoun 
ber,  hit,  ha?),  of  her,  it,  them;  their;  whose,  etc.  —  beffeti,  gen.  sing, 
masc.  and  neut.  of  ber,  bie,  ba§.  Ex.  ^6)  f)abe  beren  genug,  /  have 
enough  of  them,  or,  of  it,  of  her.  — ^d)  Mn  be[fen  getDtfj,  /  am  sure  of  it. 

13.  See  Plauderei  15,  note  8. 

14.  cin  ^unggefelle,  a  bachelor.  —  etne  ^ungfer,  a  spinster.  —  ein 
dteg  j^rciulein,  an  old  maid.  —  bte  ^eilige  ^ut^sf^QU/  ^he  holy  virgin. 

—  einc  unDerf)eiratete  ^^rau,  an  unmarried  woman. 


CONVERSATION  33. 
About  persons. 

1.  May  I  offer  you  a  cigar;  or  perhaps  you  do  not  smoke? 

2.  Oh  yes  I  do,  I  am  fond  of  smoking. 

3.  What  have  you  been  doing  lately?  You  go  out  so 
much  socially,  that  I  hardly  see  you. 

4.  You  are  joking  {or,  you  are  teasing),  are  you  not? 
You  are  wrong.  Yesterday,  for  example,  I  was  occupied 
with  serious  things.  I  attended  a  meeting.  The  exchange 
professor  from  Harvard  University  made  an  address  which 
seemed  to  please  his  German  hearers  very  much. 

5.  I  attended  a  lecture,  too.  As  you  know,  I  have  en- 
tered my  name  for  a  course  of  scientific  lectures  by  [of] 
Professor  Gross.  He  is,  in  his  specialty,  greatly  superior  to 
all  others. 

6.  What  did  you  do  last  evening  after  your  great  mental 
exertion? 

7.  I  was  at  Mrs.  Posse tti's  who  gave  a  reception  (party); 
she  receives  every  other  Wednesday.  A  pity  that  you 
were  not  there! 


132  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

8.  3cf)  Titufetc  bic  (Sinlabung  abfrf)Iagcn.  §abcn  ®ie  fic^ 
pt  amiificrt? 

9.  3n  eincm  fiinftlerifd^en  ^reia  amiificrt  man  ftd^  tmmer 
gang  au^Qqcid^net.     ginbcn  ©ie  nic^t? 

10.  ^ag  i[t  ja  Xemperamcnt^fa(^c^  unb  aud^  (^^efd^madfgfad^e. 
9Dlir  fam  c^  ba^  le^te  9D?aI  red)!  langmeilig  tior.  —  2Ba^  tnurbe 
gcftcrn  abcnb  gcmac^t? 

11.  (5^  ttiurbe  gefungen  unb  getanjt.^.  ^aturli($  trar  e^  eine 
bunte  ©efetlfd)aft.  Sine  SD^enge  bebeutenber  ©anger,  (S(^aufpie= 
Icr,  9}?aler  unb  (Sd}riftfte(Ier  tnaren  unter  htn  @aften. 

12.  SSar  ber  53tlbf)auer  9?ei(^art  babei?  SKa^  i)alim  ®ie 
t)on  il)m? 

13.  (gr  ()at  auf  mic^  einen  tiefen  (Stnbrucf  gemac^t.  (Sr  ift 
entfd)ieben  ein  \d)v  intereffanter  5Dlenfd)  mit  t)ielen  foliben  (Sf)a^ 
raftergugen;^  fe!)r  energtfc^,  gutfiersig  unb  bienftfertig.  @r  ift 
cin  begeifterter  9laturfreunb,  ein  ^ieb()aber  t)on  ^inbern,  unb 
in  erfter  9?eif)e  ein  f)ert)orragenber  ^iinftler. 

14.  ^ennen  (Sic  feine  Srau,  eine  rebfelige  f)ubfc^e,  fteine  ^er= 
fon  mit  lodigem  ^aar;  fie  fommt  mir  fe()r  an^iefienb  Dor. 

15.  <Sie  ift  }a  allerliebft,  fo  ganj  unb  gar  tneibli($/  unb  eine 
grofee  (Sc5ont)eit;  folc^e  regelmafeigen  SH^  fi^W  nian  ^bd)\t 
fetten.  —  Unb  gefd^eit  ift  fie  auc§.  5Som  erften  5lugenbli(f  an 
voax  fie  mir  \z^x  fl)mpat{)ifc^. 

16.  (Bk  ift  t)on  5lbel ''  unb  er  Don  bauerlid^er  Slbftammung," 
n)ie  man  fagt. 

17.  ^a^  ift  nur  ^Iatf(^,  glaube  id),  obgleid^  bie  beiben  einen 
gretlen  ©egenfa^  bilben.  3u  pft}d)ologifc^er  §infid^t  ift  ba§ 
•iPaar  fi(^er  \tt)x  intereffant. 

18.  SBaren  <Bk  jemal^  bei  if)nen?  gran  9^ei(^art  ift  eine 
reigenbe  (^aftgeberin,  unb  ibr  9D^ann  fef)r  gaftfreunbli(^.  9^ur 
bin  unb  loieber  ift  fein  i8ene!)men  etU)a^  unpaffenb. 


AN   AMERICAN    IN   GERMANY  I33 

8.  I  was  obliged  to  decline  the  invitation.  Did  you  have 
a  good  time? 

9.  In  an  artistic  milieu  (circle)  one  always  has  an  agreeable 
time  [enjoys  oneself  splendidly].     Do  you  not  find  it  so? 

10.  That  is  [indeed]  a  matter  of  temperament  and  also  of 
taste.  To  me  it  was  positively  dull  the  last  time.  —  What 
did  they  do  last  evening  [what  was  done  last  evening]? 

11.  There  was  dancing  and  singing.  Of  course,  there 
was  a  mixed  company.  A  large  number  of  well-known 
singers,  actors,  painters,  and  authors  were  among  the  guests. 

12.  Was  the  sculptor  Reichart  there?  What  do  you  think 
of  him? 

13.  He  made  a  deep  impression  upon  me.  He  is  decidedly 
a  very  interesting  man  [human  being]  with  many  excellent 
traits  of  character;  very  vigorous,  good-hearted,  and  oblig- 
ing. He  is  an  enthusiastic  lover  of  Nature,  a  lover  of  chil- 
dren; and  above  all  [in  the  first  row]  a  distinguished  artist. 

14.  Are  you  acquainted  with  his  wife,  a  talkative,  pretty 
little  person  with  curly  hair;  she  strikes  me  as  very  at- 
tractive. 

15.  She  is  indeed  delightful  [dearest  of  all],  so  entirely 
feminine,  and  a  great  beauty;  one  sees  very  [extremely] 
seldom  such  regular  features.  And  she  is  clever,  too.  From 
the  first  moment  I  found  her  congenial. 

16.  She  is  of  the  nobility  and  he  from  peasant  extraction, 
they  say. 

17.  That  is  only  gossip,  I  think,  although  the  two  make 
a  sharp  contrast.  From  a  psychological  point  of  view  the 
pair  are  [is]  certainly  very  interesting. 

18.  Were  you  ever  at  their  house?  Mrs.  Reichart  is  a 
charming  hostess,  and  her  husband  very  hospitable.  Only 
now  and  then  his  manner  [behavior]  is  rather  inappropriate. 


134  AN   AMERICAN  IN    GERMANY 

19.  (Sigcntlid)  ift  cr  m^t  oans  falonfa()tG,  inaf)rcnb  fcine 
grau  cine  ti)pil'cf)c  SBeltbame  i[t. 

20.  3n  Teut[(f)Ianb  ift  ein  grofeer  ^iinftlcr  cincm  5lbligen 
iimner   cbcnbiirtig. 

1.  Use  of  \a  and  bod^.  Germans  use  the  word  boc^  (though)  to 
answer  affirmatively  a  question  put  negatively;  or,  as  if  the  answer 
*no'  were  expected.  To  answer  ja  to  such  a  question  might  mean 
'Yes,  that  is  so',  which  is  exactly  the  opposite  of  the  intended  mean- 
ing. Ex.  ^ellncr,  f)aben  ©te  !einen  ©c^toeijerfiife?  Waiter,  have  you  wo 
Swiss  cheese?  —  S)0(^,  mein  ^tvx,  Oh  yes,  sir.  —  ®ie  f)Qben  eS  ni(^t? 

You  haven't  it?  !Doc^,  Oh  yes,  I  have. 

2.  cine  53erfannnluitg,  a  meeting.  —  etnc  ©ommlung,  a  collection 
(of  stamps,  books,  pictures,  etc.). 

3.  Qx  f)at  eine  9?ebe  (einen  53ortrag)  ge!)alten,  he  made  a  speech  (an 
address). 

4.  ein  i^ac^mann.  A  man  who  knows  much  about  a  special  sub- 
ject; an  expert. 

5.  !Dag  ift  ©efii^I^fac^e,  that  is  a  matter  of  feeling,  or  sentiment.  — 
!Da6  ift  gamilienfac^c,  that  varies  in  diferent  families.  —  !Dag  ift  2ln- 
fic^t^fad^e,  that  is  a  matter  of  opinion. 

Plauberet  5^. 
iificr  S3u(^er,i  3citft^riftcn  \xm\>  B^itungctt. 

1.  ?efen  ®te  gem  51 — ? 

2.  ^ein.  3(^  f)abe  if)n  nic^t  fef)r  gem.  @ein  SSortfd^a^ 
befte{)t  au^  lauter  beralteten  Hu^briiden,  bie  fiir  2(u§Ianber  rec^t 
\6)\Qtx  finb. 

3.  53ei  ben  !5)i(^tem  ift  e^  ganj  anber^.  ^er  SSortfc^a^ 
t)eraltet  niemal^;  ber  9^eis  bleibt  untjercinbert.  !Die  ganje  ^elt 
fennt  unb  liebt  bie  ^ic^tungen^  t)on  Uftlanb,  (^oetf)e,  ©chiller 
unb  ^eine. 

4.  3(i^  finbe,  bie  beutfcfie  (Sprafi^e  eignet  fic^  gan^  befonber^ 


AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  I35 

19.  In  reality,  he  is  not  entirely  at  home  in  the  drawing- 
room  [capable  of  the  salon],  while  his  wife  is  a  typical  woman 
of  the  world. 

20.  In  Germany  a  great  artist  is  the  equal  [in  birth]  of 
a  member  of  the  nobility. 

6.  (S^  h)irb  getan^t,  there  is  dancing,  lit.,  'it  is  being  danced'. 

7.  bie  ^ViO>t,  features  of  the  face.  —  bie  (5f)araftersugc,  characteristics, 
lit.,  'character-features  or  traits'.  —  (gr  i[t  fef)r  c^arafterfeft,  he  has 
a  firm  character. 

8.  Sr  t[t  fef)r  ineibifc^,  he  is  very  effeminate. 

9.  (Sr  tft  Don  Slbel,  or  er  i[t  ein  Slbliger,  he  is  of  the  nobility.  —  @r 
i[t  ein  §err  „t)on",  he  has  ^von'  on  his  name,  i.e.  is  a  baron.  — Sr 
i[t  fe^r  bornel^m,  he  is  very  aristocratic.  —  @r  tft  au^  einer  bitrgerli(^en 
gantilie,  he  is  from  a  simple,  or  middle-class  family.  —  (Spiefebiirgerlic^e 
Seute,  vulgar,  common,  narrow-minded  people;  ^ Philistines^  —  ®elt)dl()n= 
lic^e  Seute,  ordinary  or  common  people. 

10.  ber  ©tamm,  stock,  race,  breed,  trunk  (of  tree),  etc.  —  bie  "^h^ 
[tammung,  lineage;  descent.  Ex.  3c^  bin  (don)  ^oItanbi[(^er  5Ib[tam- 
mung,  /  am  of  Dutch  descent.  —  @r  tft  t)on  foniglid^er  Slbftammung,  he 
is  of  royal  lineage. 


CONVERSATION  34. 

About  books,  magazines,  newspapers,  etc. 

1.  Do  you  like  A  —  ? 

2.  No,  I  do  not  care  much  for  him.  His  vocabulary 
consists  of  nothing  but  antiquated  expressions,  which  are 
very  difficult  for  foreigners. 

3.  With  the  poets  it  is  quite  different.  The  vocabulary 
never  becomes  antiquated;  the  charm  remains  unchanged. 
The  whole  world  knows  and  loves  the  poetry  of  Uhland, 
Goethe,  Schiller,  and  Heine. 

4.  The  German  language  is  especially  suited  to  poetry, 


136  AN    AMERICAN  IN    GERMANY 

fiir  bic  *i^ocfie.    ^dilegcls  Ubcrfc^ung  bcr  ©ramen  Don  (Sftafe* 
fpcare  ift  iDunberbar! 

5.  S^  tefc  fe{)r  gem  bie  SKcrfc  Don  S3 — .  ^ennen  ®tc 
fcine  ^Romane?^ 

6.  3an)ol)L  3(ft  fcnne  fie  fet)r  Qut.  S3—  i[t  altmobifd^, 
aber  nic^t  beraltet. 

7.  S3ei  t^m  9e{)t  bie  ^anblung  fc{)r  gemad^lid^  tiorroart^  n)ie 
bci  3:ronope.  (Seine  S3ud)er  finb  nicftt  aufregenb,  unb  bod^ 
Iteft  man  fie  ganj  gefpannt. 

8.  S3 —  ift  eigentlid^  fein  mafegebenber  (ttjpifd^er)  (S(^rift= 
fteller  ber  oltmobifdjen  realiftifc^en  (Sd)ule.  ^iele  feiner  3cit= 
genoffen*  finbe  t(^  rec^t  langmeilig. 

9.  Unter  ben  mobemen^  beutfc^en  ©c^riftftetlem  f)abe  ic^  S — 
befonberg  gem.  ^ennen  ®ie  feine  9^ooe(len?  9D?ir  fontmen  fie 
aufeerorbentlic^  feffelnb  t)or. 

10.  SBirflid^?  giir  mi(^  finb  feine  ©efd^ic^ten  nnr  ftetten= 
tneife    intereffant. 

IL  3ft  bag  3{)r  (Smft?    (®ie  fpafeen  bod^  nidit?) 

12.  @en)i6  (im  ©egenteil),  ic^  ^alte  tf)n  nid^t  fiir  einen  fef)r 
guten  ©c^riftfteller.  SBa^  Iitterarifd)en  ©til  betrifft,  lafet  §err 
(S—  t)iel  su  mUnfc^en  ilbrig.    (gr  a()mt  3oIa  offenbar  nad^, 

13.  ^er  romantifd^en  ©d^ule  gef)ort  cr  nid^t  an;  ba^  gebe  id^ 
^u.  —  5lber  fold^e  (Sadden  finb  natiirlid^  @ef(^macEgfad^e. 

14.  ^ennen  <Bie  bie  ^id)tungen  Don  ^ — ? 

15.  Qd)  ()abe  eine  Uberfe^ung  bnrd)blattert,  eine  fef)r  elegante 
illuftrierte  5Iuggabe,^  bie  ein  S3erliner'  SSerleger  nenlid^  f)eraug* 
gegebenj  (or,  beroffentlic^t)  f)at. 

16.  (Seine  (gc^itberungen"  finb  ja  f)od^ft  treffenb.  (^r  ift 
entfd^ieben  \d)x  begabt. 

17.  §aben  (Sie  ouf  irgenb  eine  an^Ianbifd^e  B^itfdjrift  abon- 
niert? 


AN  AMERICAN  IN  GERMANY  I37 

I  think.     Schlegel's   translation  of  the   dramas  of  Shakes- 
peare is  wonderful. 

5.  I  enjoy  reading  the  works  of  B  — .  Do  you  know  his 
novels? 

6.  Yes,  indeed,  I  know  them  very  well.  B  —  is  old- 
fashioned,  but  not  antiquated. 

7.  The  plot  goes  forward  in  a  leisurely  manner  with  him, 
as  with  Trollope.  His  books  are  not  exciting,  and  yet  one 
reads  them  with  intense  interest. 

8.  B  —  is  not  really  a  typical  writer  of  the  old-fashioned, 
realistic  school.  Many  of  his  contemporaries  I  regard  as 
quite  dull. 

9.  Among  the  modern  German  writers,  I  like  C  —  espe- 
cially. Do  you  know  his  short  stories?  To  me  they  seem 
extraordinarily  fascinating. 

10.  Really?  For  me  his  stories  are  interesting  only  in 
places. 

11.  Are  you  in  earnest  (you  are  not  joking)? 

12.  Certainly  (on  the  contrary),  I  do  not  consider  him  a 
very  good  writer.  As  far  as  literary  style  is  concerned, 
Mr.  C —  leaves  much  to  be  desired.  He  evidently  imi- 
tates Zola. 

13.  He  does  not  belong  to  the  Romantic  School;  I  admit 
that.     But,  of  course,  such  things  are  quite  a  matter  of  taste. 

14.  Do  you  know  the  poems  of  D  — ? 

15.  I  have  glanced  through  a  translation,  a  very  hand- 
some illustrated  edition  which  was  recently  brought  out 
(published)  by  a  Berlin  publisher. 

16.  His  descriptions  are,  indeed,  extremely  striking.  He 
is  decidedly  gifted. 

17.  Do  you  subscribe  [have  you  subscribed]  to  any  sort  of 
foreign  magazine? 


138  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

18.  5^cin,  id)  faufe  [ic  nur  Gclcgcntlic^.  3d)  obonnicre  aber 
auf  bie  9kut)orfcr^  „5tad)nd)tcn/'  S33cnn  id)  ha^  53Iatt  lefe, 
fiible  i^  mid)  nad)  ^em^Sorf  t)cr[e^t/' 

19.  (Sinb  bie  „9la(5rid)ten"^^  einc  tt)pifc^c  amerifanifd)e  3ci= 
tung,  bie  alle  gtDci  <Stunbcn  cine  (Sonberau^gabe^^  f)crau^gibt? 

20.  3)ie  fogenanntcn  ^gelben  ^^itungen"  finb  nicftt  mafege- 
benb.  SD^eine  ^^itung  l)at  blofe  eine  taglid)c^^  5Iu5gabe.  !l)er 
33erleger  tterfui^t  unparteiifc^  in  fein  unb  brucft  fo  tnenig  tt3ie 
inoglid)  iibcr  S?erbred)en,  uftt).  Ubcrad  in  ben  33ereinigtett 
(Staaten  Ijai  ha^  53Iatt  t)ief  (Sinflufe  auf  bie  offentlic^e  9[)leinung. 

21.  Unfer  ©efprac^  erinnert  mic^  an  etinaS  SBic^tige^.  ^eute 
{)abe  id)  mein  *il3ortenTonnaie  berloren.  3d)  mo(^te  eine  ^In- 
nonce  in  bie  3^itung  einriicfer  laffen.  SSelc^e  S'^ititi^S  eignet 
fid)  am  beftcn  fiir  meinen  3^e(f? 

22.  3c^  tdtxbt  (Sie  fe{)r  gem  nac^  bem  bureau  be^  ^^age^ 
blatter  begleiten,  tuenn  ©ie  e^  miinfijen. 

23.  iBeften  ^an!.  3*^  iuerbe  mid)  fel)r  freuen,  n)enn  ^Sie 
mir  @efenf(^aft  leiften  iDotlen. 

1.  ber  ^anb,  pL,  53anbe,  volume.  —  ba6  ^anb,  pi.,  S3anbtr,  ribbon, 

2.  Sic^tungen,  poetry,  i.e.  poems  of  a  certain  poet  or  poets.  — • 
ha^  ®ebic^t,  pi.,  bie  ©ebicf)te,  poem.  —  bie  "iPoefie,  poetry  (in  general). 

3.  ber  9?oman,  pi.,  bie  ^Jomane,  novel.  —  bie  ^o\)dk,  short  story. 

4.  ber  ^eitgenoffe,  contemporary.  —  glci(f)seitig,  simultaneous,  con- 
temporaneous. Ex.  ©ie  finb  gleic^jeitig  erfc^ienen,  they  appeared  simul- 
taneously. —  ®oet^eunb  ©chiller  rtiaren  ^eitgenoffen,  Goe/^e  and  Schiller 
were  contemporaries. 

5.  mobern,  modern;  also,  fashionable.  Ex.  eine  moberne  3}ame, 
a  fashionable  lady. 

6.  eine  biWige  5Iuggabe,  a  cheap  edition.  —  eine  purgierte  SluSgabe, 
an  expurgated  edition. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  I39 

18.  No,  I  buy  them  only  as  occasion  offers.  But  I  sub- 
scribe to  the  New  York  "  News''.  When  I  read  the  sheet, 
I  am  [I  feel  myself]  transported  to  New  York. 

19.  Is  the  "News''  a  typical  American  newspaper,  which 
publishes  a  special  edition  every  two  hours? 

20.  The  so-called  ''yellow  journals"  are  no  standard.  My 
paper  has  only  one  daily  edition.  The  pubhsher  tries  to 
be  impartial,  and  prints  as  little  as  possible  about  crime, 
etc.  The  paper  has  much  influence  on  pubhc  opinion  every- 
where in  the  United  States. 

21.  Our  conversation  reminds  me  of  something  important. 
I  lost  my  pocket-book  to-day.  I  should  like  to  have  an 
advertisement  put  in  the  paper.  Which  newspaper  is  best 
suited  to  my  purpose. 

22.  I  will  very  gladly  accompany  you  to  the  office  of  the 
^' Daily  News",  if  you  wish. 

23.  [Best]  thanks,  I  shall  be  delighted,  if  you  will  give  me 
your  company. 

7.  S3erlin  (pron.  Berleen^),  Berlin.  —  Berliner,  adj.,  (invariable), 
Berlin.  Ex.  einc  53erliner  ©Itte,  a  Berlin  custom.  —  ein  ^Berliner  Xi)taUv, 
a  Berlin  theatre. 

8.  fc^itbern,  to  depict;  portray  (of  a  writer).  —  bef(f)reiben,  to  describe. 

9.  Sometimes  written  in  this  country  9lelt)=2)orfer,  is  an  invariable 
adjective  like  all  such  from  names  of  cities. 

10.  S)ad  Sieb  berfctjt  mic^  nad)  Slmerifa,  the  song  makes  me  think  of 
A  mcrica. 

11.  Names  of  books,  plays,  newspapers,  etc.,  are  always  declined, 

12.  etne  (Sonberau^gabe,  a  special  edition  of  a  newspaper. 

13.  monatUcf),  monthly.  —  irocfientUd),  weekly. 


I40  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

Plauberci  55. 
^n  bcr  ^onbitorci. 

1.  G5utcn  Tag,  9?ubolf.  !Du  fommft  faft^  gu  fpat  gu  unfrer 
3u[aTnmenfunft. 

2.  3(^  bitte  taufenbmal  urn  33crgei^ung,  liebe  (Soufine. 
$offcntUd)  l^aft  bu  nlcf}t  lange  auf  micft  getDartet,  (Sigentlic^ 
fonnte  trf)  felbft  nicf)t  bafiir.  3(f)  tDurbe  braufeen  tm  33orfaaI 
t)on  einem  altcn  ^efanntcn  aufge^alten. 

3.  S)u  fcnnft  f(f)on  grau  tion  ^ui^,  unfre  Jcutige  5Inftanb^= 
barrte,  m(^t  n)a{)r?  —  grctutein  ^rottjn,  barf  tc^  3f)nen  meinen 
S3etter,  §errn  t)on  (£d)ilgen,  t)orftellen? 

4.  (E^  freut  mid)  febr,  (2ie  fennen  gu  lerncn,  gncibigeg  grctu- 
Iein.2  —  (3ur  ^ennertn.)  grctulein,  fonncn  ®ie  un^  glei(^  be- 
btenen? 

5.  ^itte,  ix)a§  tniinfc^en  bie  gerrfc^aften? 

6»  3^et  3:a[[en  ^affee  unb  gtnei  Xaffen  (Sftofolabe  mlt 
©c^lagrabm  (or,  (5d)Ia9faf)ne)  bagu.  2Bir  tnerbcn  ba^  ©ebcirf 
(or,  ble  ^uc^en)  felbft  au^rt)af)len,  tDcnn  (Sie  un^  ein  paar  ^^eller 
bringen  iDoIlen. 

7»  (5d)on,^  mein  §err, 

(3ur  9(merifanertn.) 

8.  $aben  @ie  bie  europaifd)e  ©itte  gem,  graulein  33roii>n, 
ben  Speller  in  bie  $anb  gu  nebmen  nnb  bie  ^ud)en  felbft  au^^u^ 
fudfien? 

9.  3d)  ^abt  bie  (Sitte  fc^on  bei  9?nmpelmet}er  in  'ipari^ 
fennen  gelemt.  (Sin  folc^er  SD^anget  an  gormlic^feit  fommt  mir 
fe{)r  reigenb  Dor. 

(C">err  bon  <Sd)ilgen  ,^u  feiner  Gouftnc.) 

10.  Siebe  ©ertrnb,  fiebft  bu  ha^  alte  ^aar  am  Xifc^  nebenan? 
Cffenbar  fpred)en  fie  fein  S)eutfd);  fie  feben  gang  berlegen  au^. 
£annft  bu  if)nen  nic^t  ein  bi^dien  f)elfen? 


AN   AMERICAN  IN   GERMANY  I4I 

CONVERSATION  35. 

At  the  tea-room. 

1.  Good  day,  Rudolph.  You  are  almost  [too]  late  at 
our  rendez-vous. 

2.  I  beg  a  thousand  pardons,  dear  cousin.  I  hope  [it 
is  to  be  hoped]  you  have  not  waited  long  for  me.  In  reality 
it  was  not  my  fault  [I  could  not  for  it].  I  was  detained  out-' 
side  in  the  entrance-hall  by  an  old  acquaintance. 

3.  You  are  already  acquainted  with  Mrs.  von  Lutz,  our 
chaperon  of  to-day,  are  you  not?  —  Miss  Brown,  may  I 
introduce  my  cousin,  Mr.  von  Schilgen,  to  you? 

4.  I  am  delighted  to  meet  you,  {To  waitress.)  FrduleiUy 
can  you  serve  us  immediately? 

5.  What  do  you  wish,  please? 

6.  Two  cups  of  coffee  and  two  cups  of  chocolate  with 
whipped  cream.  We  will  choose  the  cakes  ourselves,  if 
you  will  bring  us  a  few  plates. 

7.  Very  well,  sir. 
{To  the  American.) 

8.  Do  you  like  the  European  custom.  Miss  Brown,  of 
taking  the  plate  in  one's  hand  and  picking  out  the  cakes 
one's  self? 

9.  I  have  already  become  acquainted  with  the  custom  at 
Rumpelmeyer's  in  Paris.  Such  a  lack  of  formality  seems 
charming  to  me. 

{Mr.  von  Schilgen  to  his  cousin.) 

10.  Dear  Gertrude,  do  you  see  the  old  couple  at  the  next 
table?  Evidently  they  speak  no  German;  they  look  quite 
embarrassed.     Can  you  not  help  them  a  little? 


142  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

(©crtriib  ,^ur  frcmbcn  2)ame.) 

11.  55cqcil)en  ©ie,  gnabige  grau,  id)  fprc(^e  etma^  ©ng= 
liW.    !l)arf  id)  fiir  (Sie  t»icllcid)t  bcii  :^oIinct[d)cr^  -madden? 

12.  (Sic  finb  fef)r  liebenStDiirbig,  gnabige^  grciulein.  SSir 
finb  gum  erften  5[)?oI  in  !Deutfd)Ianb  unb  baben  i^icl  9}Juf)e,  ung 
t)erftdubli(^  gu  mad)en. 

13.  ^ag  tDiinfdjen  (Sie  gu  beftellen? 

14.  SSoIten  @ie  bie  ©iite  l^abcn,  ung  gtDci  2:affen  2ee  mit 
ctmag  53utterbrot  gu  beftellen?  —  $erslid)en  ^anf. 

15.  §ier  gefadt  e^  mir  fef)r.  ^et  „@unter"  gibt  e^  feine 
bunte  ©efellfc^aft,  tt)ie  in  bielen  af)nli(^en  ^ofalen.^  3n  alien 
^onbitoreien  ift  natiirlic^  ba^  ^ublifum  burd^au^  anftanbig, 
ober  l)ier  ift  eg  bod^  feiner,  nic^t  tioai)x? 

16.  @ans  gen3i6.  (S§  t>erlel)rt  l)ier,  n)ie  im  ^ofgarten,  eine 
gang  augerlefene^  ©efellfc^aft.  @g  n)unbert  mi(5  nur,  ba^  bie 
^reife  fo  billig  finb.  3nt  33erglei(^  gu  ben  'ipreifen  in  al)n= 
lichen  fafl)ionablen  (or,  mobernen)  !2ofalen  in  ytrnvjoxt  finb 
fie  boc^  erftaunlid)  niebrig. 

(©ertrub  gu  ifirem  SSetter.) 

17.  SBer  tnar  ber  greunb,  9^ubie,  ber  bic^  aufgeftalten  \)at, 
n^enn  i(^  fragen  barf? 

18.  (gs  mar  ein  alter  iBefannter  unb  grofeer  33erel)rer  uon 
bir;  ©crtrub,  ^cinrit^  t)on  53erg. 

19.  3d)  bin  erftaunt.  3d)  glaubte,  er  fei  auf  immer  fort= 
Qegangen  unb  lebe  je^t  in  ©ubamerifa,  tno  er  gefd)aftlid)e  53e- 
giel)ungen^  l)atte« 

20.  3n  Colombia  voax  alleg  inegen  ber  9^et)olution  brunter 
unb  briiber/  fagt  er.  ^eSlnegen  befam  er  tool)\  fc^redlic^e^ 
$>dmm't)'  unb  ift  nac§  bent  ^aterlanb  guriidge!el)rt. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  I43 

{Gertrude  to  stranger.) 

11.  Pardon  me,  madam,  I  speak  some  English.  May 
I  perhaps  interpret  for  you  [may  I  for  you  perhaps  make  the 
interpreter]? 

12.  You  are  very  kind  [Miss].  We  are  in  Germany  for 
the  first  time  and  have  much  trouble  to  make  ourselves 
understood. 

13.  What  do  you  wish  to  order? 

14.  Will  you  have  the  goodness  to  order  us  two  cups  of 
tea  with  some  bread  and  butter?  —  Sincere  thanks. 

15.  I  like  it  here  very  much  [It  pleases  me,  etc.].  At 
Gunter's  there  is  not  a  mixed  company,  as  in  many  similar 
places.  At  all  confectioners'  the  people  are  [public  is],  of 
course,  thoroughly  respectable,  but  here  it  is  more  elegant, 
is  it  not? 

16.  Quite  so.  There  is  [frequents]  here,  as  in  the  Royal 
Garden,  a  thoroughly  select  society.  I  only  wonder  that 
the  prices  are  so  cheap.  In  comparison  with  the  prices 
in  similar  fashionable  places  in  New  York  they  are  indeed 
astonishingly  low. 

{Gertrude  to  her  cousin.) 

17.  Who  was  the  friend,  Rudie,  who  detained  you,  if 
I  may  ask? 

18.  It  was  an  old  acquaintance  and  a  great  admirer  of 
yours,  Gertrude, — Henry  von  Berg. 

19.  I  am  astonished.  I  thought  he  was  gone  for  good, 
and  lived  now  in  South  America,  where  he  had  business 
connections. 

20.  In  Colombia  everything  was  in  confusion  because  of 
the  revolution,  he  says.  On  that  account,  he  became 
very  homesick  [he  got  a  frightful  homesickness]  and  has 
returned  now  to  his  fatherland. 


144  AN   AMERICAN    IN    GERMANY 

21»  SSn^  fiir  cine  (5nttaufdf)uno  fiir  il)n!  (Sr  f)at  fein  ganjc^ 
5?ennogcn  bort  angclcgt. 

(5)ie  ?(n|tanb3bamc.) 

22.  ^itte,  rufcn  Sie  un^  cine  ^rofc^fe,  §err  t)on  <S(f)iIgen. 
Wix  -nnifeen  jcljt  tDirfUd)  fort,  (^cfien  (^ie  nur  mit  ©ertrub 
boran,  graulcin  53ron3n.  3d)  fomme  glcicf)  nacft.  3(^  roill 
ctma^  £ud)en  an  ber  ^affe  beftcllcn  unb  merbe  ©ic  braufeen  auf 
bcm  2^rottoir"  (or,  iBiirgcrfteig)  fd)nell  emI)olen. 

1.  betnal^e,  faft,  almost. 

2.  Note  use  of  ^^raulein  and  Qncibigeg  (^riiulein. 

3.  (S(f)on,  as  a  response,  is  a  colloquialism  signifying,  a//  r/g^^ 

4.  berbolmctfdjen,  /o  interpret. 

5.  ba^  ?ofaI,  ^/ace  (restaurant,  public-place,  etc.).  —  ber  Ort, 
/>/ace  (town,  locality,  etc.).  Ex.  ein  anftanbigeg  Sofal,  a  respectable 
place.  —  ein  fc^oner  Ort,  a  beautiful  place,  or  spot. 

6.  au^erlefene,  auggefud^te  Slu^brucfe,  .choice,  select,  well-chosen  (at 
times,  far-fetched)  expressions. 

Plauberct  36. 
@tnc  9lmerifanertn  in  bcutfi^er  ©efettfd^uft. 

1.  (Srinnern^  (Sie  fid)  meiner,  grau  53rotDn?  SSir  f)abcn 
ung  tiorigeg  3ai)^  ii^  53erlin  fennen  gelernt,  al^  inir  kibe  bei  ber 
©rafin  §off  gu  (^afte  maren. 

2.  3a,  Hebe  grau  33aronin,  i(^  erinnere^  mid)  fef)r  Qut  an 
©ie.  3nx  erftcn  Slugenblicf  f)abe  id^  @ie  nur  nic^t  gleid)  erfannt. 
SBa^  mad^t  unfre  bamalige  ©aftgeberin?^  3ft  fie  inof)!?  @cit 
langcr  3eit  ^abe  id)  feine  5'lad)ri(5t  t>on  if)r  befommen. 

3.  ^ie  (^rctfin  ift  nad)  SSicn  iibergefiebclt,  too  ber  ®raf  ein 
SD^itglieb  ber  ®efanbtfd)aft  ift.  3u  SSeibnad)ten^  toar  x6)  bei  t()r 
sum  ^efud)  unb  fanb  fie  rei^enb  toie  immer  unb  in  ber  (^c\dU 
fd)aft  aufeerorbentlic^  beliebt. 


AN    AMERICAN   IN    GERMANY  I45 

21.  What  a  disappointment  for  him!  He  had  invested 
his  entire  fortune  there. 

{The  chaperone.) 

22.  Please  call  us  a  cab,  Mr.  von  Schilgen.  We  really 
must  go  now.  Just  go  on  with  Gertrude,  Miss  Brown. 
I  am  coming  right  after.  I  want  to  order  some  cakes  at 
the  desk  and  will  quickly  overtake  you  outside  on  the  side- 
walk. 

7.  fojiale  53esief)ungen,  social  connections.  —  3n  btefer  S3e3iel5ung  bin 
\6)  cc^t  amerifanifcf),  in  this  respect  I  am  genuinely  American. 

8.  brunter  unb  briiber;  burd^einanber,  upside  down. 

Ex.  ^ei  ung  i[t  aUeS  brunter  unb  briiber  (or,  burc^einanber),  at  our 
house  everything  is  upside  down. 

9.  bie  §eimat,  native  place,  or  country;  home.  —  h<x?>  33aterlanb, 
fatherland.  —  bie  9}?utter[pra(f)e,   mother-tongue. 

10.  Of  late  years  the  French  word  trottoir  has  largely  taken  the 
place  of  the  old  German  word  53urgerfteig. 

CONVERSATION  36. 

An  American  woman  in  German  society. 

1.  Do  you  remember  me,  Mrs.  Brown?  We  met  last 
year  in  Berlin  when  we  were  both  guests  at  the  house  of  the 
Countess  Hoff. 

2.  Yes,  my  dear  baroness,  I  remember  you  very  well. 
Only  in  the  first  moment,  I  did  not  recognize  you.  How 
is  [what  does]  our  hostees  of  that  time?  Is  she  well?  I 
have  had  no  news  of  her  for  a  long  time. 

3.  The  countess  has  moved  to  Vienna,  where  the  count 
is  a  member  of  the  embassy.  At  Christmas-time  I  made 
her  a  visit  [was  at  her  house  on  a  visit]  and  found  her  as 
charming  as  ever  and  extraordinarily  popular  in  society. 


146  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

4.  Ta^  ift  fcl)r  nctt.     Unb  nun,  tdk  Qcl}t  c^S  3f)tcm  ^errn 

5.  ^aufc  fcl)V,  Qan^  au^qtidjnct  (2cit  fciiicni  5(ufent{)alt 
in  '^I'ma  f)at  fciuc  ©c[unbl)cit  fic^  fe{)r  Qcbcffcrt.  Slbct  fagen 
<Bk  inir,  ift  3f)^e  entsiicfcnbe  (Sdimcigerin  toieber  mit? 

6.  Tk\c^  dJlal  nic^t.  (gie  ift  in  9len)=?)orf,  unb  eg  trirb  x\)v 
grofecg  ^^ergniigcn  bcreiten  gu  l)oren,  ba^  t\)\x  un^  ()icr  in  ^reg= 
ben  iDieber  oetroffen  f)aben.  SSie  (Sie  titelkidjt  tBiffen,  f)at  fie 
fid)  neulid)  t)er{)eiratet. 

7.  3d)  rt)ci6  e«.  !Die  (ginlabung  1:)aht  ic^  bcfommen,  unb 
f)abe  aufric^tig  bebaucrt,  bcr  C>od)seit  nicjt  bein3of)nen  gu  fonnen» 

8.  2)ie  §od)scit  fanb  auf  bem  ^anbe  ftatt  unb  tDar  fe]f)r  f)ubf(§. 
^Tie  Sraut  trug  einen  n3unberf(f)onen  @d)Ieier,  ber  frut)er  i()rer 
G^rofemutter  Gel)brte. 

9.  SBie  irttereffant!  SSag  ift  ber  je^ige  9^anie  ^i)xtv  ©(^tDci* 
gerin?    3c&  fctnn  mic^  augenblidlid)  nid)t  barauf  befinnen.^ 

10.  ^^v  9}?ann  ^)ei6t  ^c^U^t);  ein  9^ame,  ber  bei  ung  giemlic^ 
I)auftg  ift.  —  SBiffen  (Sie,  liebe  ^aronin,  bafe  meine  ©(^njcigerin 
@ie  fef)r  lieb  genionnen  \)at? 

IL  (5^  inar  fi(^er  gegenfeitig.  5luc^  mein  S3ruber,  ber 
ougerft  n)af)Ierifd)  ift,  l^at  fie  \cf)X  berounbert.  @ie  n^ar  geiftig  fo 
rci(^  beranlagt,  fo  fd)Iagfertig  unb  auc^  fo  fc^bn.  (Sic  erinnerte^ 
mid)  immer  an  meine  greunbin  gran  ijon  (5rana(^. 

12.  33on  Sranad^!  Q6)  lernte  borigen  SBinter  in  ^oln 
einen  §errn  t)on  (Eranac^  fennen,  ber  einen  blonben  ©c^nurrbart^ 
(or,  i?aiferbart)  trug.  (gr  fc^marmte  fetir  fiir  SD^ufi!  unb  fpielte 
au^geseic^net  @eige. 

13.  3(^  glaube,  er  gef)brt^  einer  anberen  gamilie  an.  3)ie 
Don  Sranac^e^  finb  i8at)ern,  febr  briinett,  unb  feiner  tion 
i()nen  tragt  einen  53art.  (Bk  finb  glattrafiert,  iDie  (Snglanber, 
—  5lber  fagen  ©ie  mir,  bleiben  ^Bk  noc^  einige  3eit  in 
S)regben? 


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4.  That  is  very  nice.  And  now,  how  is  your  husband 
doing? 

5.  Thank  you,  splendidly.  Since  his  sojourn  in  Nice, 
his  health  is  much  improved.  But,  tell  me,  is  your  charm- 
ing sister-in-law  with  (you)  again? 

6.  Not  this  time.  She  is  in  New  York  and  it  will  give 
[prepare]  her  great  pleasure  to  hear  that  we  have  met  again 
here  in  Dresden.  As  you  perhaps  know,  she  has  recently- 
been  married. 

7.  I  know  it.  I  received  the  invitation  and  sincerely  re- 
gretted not  to  be  able  to  be  present  at  the  wedding. 

8.  The  wedding  took  place  in  the  country  and  was  very- 
pretty.  The  bride  wore  a  wonderful  (wonderfully  beauti- 
ful) veil,  which  had  formerly  belonged  to  her  grandmother. 

9.  How  interesting!  What  is  your  sister-in-law's  present 
name?    I  cannot  recall  it  at  the  moment. 

10.  Her  husband's  name  is  Halsey;  a  name  that  is  quite, 
common  [frequent]  with  us.  —  Did  you  know,  dear  baroness, 
that  my  sister-in-law  became  very  fond  of  you? 

11.  It  was  surely  mutual.  My  brother,  too,  who  is  ex- 
tremely critical,  admired  her  very  much.  She  was  so  in- 
tellectual, so  quick  at  repartee,  and  also  so  beautiful.  She 
reminded  me  always  of  my  friend,  Frau  von  Cranach. 

12.  Von  Cranach!  Last  winter  in  Cologne  I  made  the 
acquaintance  of  a  Mr.  von  Cranach,  who  wore  a  blonde 
mustache.  He  was  very  enthusiastic  over  music  and  played 
the  violin  magnificently. 

13.  He  belongs  to  another  family,  I  think.  The  von 
Cranachs  are  Bavarians,  very  dark,  and  none  of  them  wear 
beards.  They  are  smooth-shaven  like  Englishmen.  —  But 
tell  me,  are  you  to  remain  some  time  yet  in  Dresden? 


148  AN   AMERICAN   IN    GERMANY 

14.  Unfre  ^lixne  finb  noc^  fef)r  in  ber  (B^mhc.  SBir  er- 
niartcn  iiad)[te  SS^odic  meincn  53atcr.     5nic^  fjciugt  Don  if)m  ab» 

15.  3?3cnn  <2ie  fid)  nid)t  fd)on  Dcrabrcbet  bf^bcn  (or,  inenn 
<Bk  md)i^  anbcre^  liorf)aben),  fommen  ©ie  bod)  iibcrmorgcn  gu 
unS  sum  ^iner.  ^er  ^aron  irirb  fic^  frcuen,  <Sie  tnieber  su 
fe^en. 

16.  @ic  finb  fef)r  gtttig,  gndbige  gran.  3^)  ttJerbe  niit 
58ergnitgcn  3f)re  liebenStDiirbige  (Sinlabung^  annef)men  (or,  ic^ 
tncrbc  mit  53crGnugen  ^i)vct  licbcn^tDiirbigen  ^inlabung  golge 
leiften).    Um  toie  Diel  Uf)r  tnirb  bei  3bi^^i^  biniert? 

17.  lint  I)alb  ad}t.  @ie  miff  en  bie  5lbreffe,  ni  d)t  tnabr? 
©oetbeftrafee  neun,  ©artengebaube/  —  5IIfo,  bi^  iibermorgen, 
liebe  grau  ^romn! 

18.  Sluf  SSiebcrfeben,  gran  53aronin. 

1.  fic^  erinnern  (with  gen.),  to  remember  (a  person),  usual  with 
pronoun.  —  fief)  erinnern  an  (ace),  to  remember  (a  person  or  thing). 
—  fi(^  befinnen  auf  (ace),  to  recall,  or  remember  (a  thing).  —  3d)  erinnerc 
mic^  an  i^n,  or  i(^  erinnere  mtd^  feiner,  /  remember  him.  —  3^  ^oxm 
inic^  nid^t  auf  ben  Seamen  beftnnen,  /  cannot  recall  the  name.  —  erinnern 
an  (ace),  to  remind  {a  person)  of;  to  put  one  in  mind  of. — (Sr  erin= 
tiert  mic^  an  ©ie,  he  reminds  me  of  you. 

2.  bie  ©aftgeberin,  hostess  (social).  —  bie  SBirtin,  landlady,  proprie- 
tress. 

3.  3u  2Bei^nad)ten,  at  Christmastime. 

S;ag  2Beif)na(^t^3feft,  Christinas- Day;  the  25th  of  December. 

„%x'6\i[\6:jt  2Bei^na(f)ten!"  Merry  Christmas! 

Note.  —  Three  days  are  celebrated  in  Germany,  which  are  desig- 
nated as  "the  first  day,  the  second  day  and  the  third  day".  Hencp 
the  common  use  of  the  word  in  the  plural,  as  above. 

^6)  fiabe  ha^  SSeif)na(^tS[eft  bei  meinen  (^Itern  berbrac^t,  /  spent  Christ- 
mas-day at  the  ho7ne  of  my  parents.  —  ^0  feiem  (Sie  ha^  S2Beif)nacf)tgfeft? 
Where  do  you  spend  (i.e.  celebrate)  Christmas-day?  —  ^6)  f)abe  meine 
2Beif)na(i^t^gefc^enfe  nac^  Slmerifa  abgefc^idt,  /  have  sent  of  my  Christ- 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  I49 

14.  Our  plans  are  still  very  unsettled.  We  are  expecting 
my  father  next  week.     Everything  depends  on  him. 

15.  If  you  have  no  other  engagement,  come  to  dinner  with 
us  day  after  to-morrow.  The  baron  will  be  dehghted  to 
see  you  again. 

16.  You  are  very  kind,  Madam.  I  shall  accept  your  kind 
[amiable]  invitation  with  pleasure.  At  what  time  do  you 
dine  [at  what  time  is  it  dined  at  your  house]? 

17.  At  half-past  seven.  You  know  the  address,  do  you 
not?  Goethe  Street,  number  nine,  the  house  in  the  rear. 
Till  day  after  to-morrow,  Mrs.  Brown. 

18.  Au  revoir,  Baroness. 

mas  gifts  to  America.  —  ^erjltc^en  ©IlidlDunfc^  gum  iteuen  ^Q^re! 
Happy  New  Year! — T)\t  beften  ©tucflt)unfd)e  gum  neucH  3at)re!  Best 
wishes  for  the  New  Year. 

4.  3^1^  $err  ®emaf)I,  your  husband.  —  ^\jit  %xci\x  ®emaf)Iin,  your 
wife  (formal  expressions).  —  9J?eine  i^xav.,  my  wife.  —  9Q?ein  99?ann,  my 
husband. 

5.  ein  ^aiferbart,  moustache  like  the  Emperor's  (i.e.  turned  up  at 
ends). 

6.  gefioren  (dat.),  belong  to.  —  angef)oren  (dat.),  be  related  to,  or 
connected  with;  appertain  to.  Ex.  (55  gcf)ort  mir,  it  belongs  to  me. 
—  (Sr  ge{)ort  unfrer  ^Qii^iiie  Qi^/  or  ci^  Ut  unfrer  t^amilie  deriDanbt,  he  is 
connected  with  our  family. —  bie  2lnget)6rigen;  bie  93erti3anbten,  relatives. 

7.  (iine  Sinlabung  annef)men,  to  accept  an  invitation.  —  (Sine  (Sin= 
labung  ab[cf)Iagcn,  to  decline  an  invitation. 

Ex.  ^6)  [c^Iug  bie  (Sinlabung  <xh,  I  declined  the  invitation.  —  ^(^ 
mu^te  bie  (Sinlabung  abfc^Iagen,  /  was  obliged  to  decline  the  invitation.  — 
^6)  nabm  bie' (Sinlabung  an,  /  accepted  the  invitation. 

8.  ©artengebctube,  'garden-building',  i.e.  villa  or  apartment-house 
situated  on  inner  courtyard  or  garden. 


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piaubcret  57. 

Itntcr  junflcn  Wdt>6]tn,  (a). 

(^er  ^tcner.) 

!♦  (Sin  33efuc^  fiir  ®ie,  gnabige^  Srau(ein» 

((yriiulein  (Soptjtc.) 

2.  3*  laffe  bitten. 
(Glifobetf).) 

3.  ©uten  2:ag,  @opf)ie.     SBie  Gef)t  eg  3f)nen? 

4.  SBag  fiir  eine  Uberrafc^ung!  ^ommen  ®ie  gleid^  herein, 
(Slifabetl),  unb  fe^en  ®ie  fid)  t3or  ben  ^amin.  SBoIIen  @ie 
nici^t  ein  bifec^en  ablegen,  meine  ?icbe? 

5.  9lic^t  {)ente,  banfe.  9[)?eine  3:ante  n)irb  mic^  in  snjansig 
SD^inuten  mit  bem  5(utomobiI  abljolen.  ^k  bef)auptet,  eg  fd)i(fe^ 
fic^  nic^t  fiir  ein  jungeg  Tlah<^tn,  atlein  in  ber  ©tabt  f)erum= 
Sufajren.     (Sine  fei)r  ftrenge  5lnftanbgbame  ift  bie  2:ante  2lnna. 

6.  SSie  fc^abe,  ha^  @ie  nidjt  (anger  bleiben  fonnen!  3(^ 
I)abe  (gie  lange  ni(^t  gefei)en. 

7.  W:),  @opi)ie,  (Sie  ()aben  fid)  {)eute  anberg  frifiert,^  nic^t 
n)a()r?  —  ?affen  @ie  mid)  mal  fei)en! 

8.  ^ie  allerle^te  2)bbe  —  gefallt  fie  3f)nen? 

9.  ^ie  fte^t  3^nen  ja  anggejeidinet.  @ie  finb  n)irfiid)  fei)r 
gefd^idt^ 

10.  „^er  2Ba!)rf)cit  bie  (Si)re/'  STcr  grifeur  mar  eben  bei 
tnir.  SBir  finb  i)eute  abenb  eingelaben  (or,  t)eute  abenb  gci)en 
n3ir  in  ©efellfc^aft). 

11.  ^arnm  n)aren  ©ie  nid^t  am  T)iengtag  abenb  bei  grau 
Don  !^inbenbac^?     3d)  l^aht  ®ie  fetir  t)ermiBt. 

12.  (Sine  folc^e  (Snttanfd)nng!  3d)  f)atte  mic^  fef)r  erfaltet, 
unb  ber  5lrst  f)atte  mir  ftreng  berboten,  ein  auggefc^nitteneg 
^leib  an3U3iei)en. 


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CONVERSATION  37. 

Among  young  girls,  (a). 
{The  servant.) 

1.  A  visitor  [visit]  for  you,  [Miss]. 
{Miss  Sophie.) 

2.  Show  her  (him,  or  them)  in! 
{Elizabeth.) 

3.  Good  day,  Sophie.     How  are  you? 

4.  What  a  surprise!  Come  right  in,  EHzabeth,  and  sit 
down  by  the  fireplace.  Won't  you  take  off  your  things, 
my  dear? 

5.  Not  to-day,  thanks.  My  aunt  will  call  for  me  in 
twenty  minutes  with  the  automobile.  It  is  not  proper, 
she  says  [asserts],  for  a  young  girl  to  ride  about  town  alone. 
Aunt  Anna  is  a  very  strict  chaperon. 

6.  What  a  pity  you  cannot  remain  longer!  I  have  not 
seen  you  for  a  long  time. 

7.  Oh,  Sophie,  you  have  your  hair  differently  arranged, 
have  you  not?  —  Let  me  see ! 

8.  The  very  latest  style.  Do  you  like  it  [does  it  please 
you]? 

9.  It  is  exceedingly  becoming.  You  are  really  very 
clever. 

10.  "Honor  the  Truth."  The  hair-dresser  was  just 
here.  We  are  invited  out  this  evening  [or,  this  evening  we 
go  into  society]. 

11.  Why  were  you  not  at  Mrs.  von  Lindenbach's  on  Tues- 
day evening?     I  missed  you  very  much. 

12.  Such  a  disappointment!  I  had  caught  a  bad  cold, 
and  the  doctor  had  strictly  forbidden  me  to  put  on  an  even- 
ing-gown [cut-out  gown]. 


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13.  3d)  t)crfuditc/  ben  ncidjftcn  3:ag,  an  ®ie  gu  tctepf)omcren. 
5lbcr  c^  Qclang^  niir  nid)t.    SSar  3l)r  3:c(cp{)on  aufscr  Orbnung? 

14.  ^Idn,  l^in  unb  njicbcr  aber  toirb  man  nid)t  glcid)  t3crbun= 
ben.  —  ?Ibcr,  erjablcn  (Sie  mir  boc^  t)on  bem  ^all.  §aben  ®ie 
fic^  gut  aniiifiert  (or,  unter^alten)? 

15.  ©anj  {)errlid)!  5lIIe  tT»aren  fef)r  luftig.  S5^ie  ©ie  tDiffen, 
{)at  grau  toon  Sinbcnbad)  ben  53aII  gur  geier  ber  33erIobung 
i()rer  9Hd)te  gegcben. 

16.  SBaS  fiir  eine  ^^oilette  fiat  ble  33raut  (33erlobte)  getragen? 

17.  (gin  ganj  eigenarttge^  ^Icib  au§  tijeifeem  ©amt,  fef)r 
elegant  unb  !(eibfam.     5lgat^e  faf)  retjenb  au^. 

18.  (Sine  tt)pifd}e  33erlinerin  ift  fie;  elegant,  f)od^gebiIbet  unb 
geiftreid}.^  ©ie  bcft^t  auc^  Diele  gertigfeiten.  3cft  f)abe  Hgatf)e 
inmier  fe^r  beiDunbert. 

19.  (Bk  i[t  in  ber  3:at^  allerliebft.  3eber  ^at  fie  lieb  in 
unfrcm  ^reig.  —  §aben  @ie  if)ren  33rautigam  je  gefe^en? 

20.  Wic  (or,  niemalg).    SSie  gefallt  er  3f)nen? 

21.  ^er  @raf  "SJlalim  ift  ein  febr  fc^oner  9D?ann,  ein  ric^ti* 
get  SSeltbiirger  mit  rei^enben  Wcankxen,  (Er  l)at  einen  fe{)r 
Quten  (Einbrucf  auf  mic^  gemac^t. 

22.  (Er  ift  t3on  fpanifc^er  Slbftammung,  ni(^t  tr»a{)r? 

23.  (Sr  ift  ein  geborener  ©panier  au5  Siffabon,  ein  9D2itgIieb 
ber  I)iefigen  ©efanbtfc^aft. 

1.  (S5  f(^idt  ftc^  nic^t,  e5  pafet  ftc^  nic^t,  it  is  not  proper.  — Q^  iDar  un= 
paffenb,  it  was  improper,  unsiiitahle. 

2.  fief)  fri[icren,  to  dress  one's  hair.  —  ftc^  frtficren  laffen,  to  have 
one's  hair  dressed. 

Ex.  ^6)  Ite^  m\6)  bei  9)tei)cr  frificrcn,  I  had  my  hair  dressed  at 
5D?et)cr'S.  —  ber  grtfeur,  hair-dresser ;  also,  barber.  —  tie  j^rifur  (pron. 
'frisoor'),  coij'ure,  manner  of  dressing  one's  hair. 


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r 

13.  I  tried  the  next  day  to  telephone  you,  but  I  had  no 
success.     Was  your  telephone  out  of  order? 

14.  No,  but  now  and  then  one  is  not  connected  right 
away.  —  But  tell  me  about  the  ball.  Did  you  enjoy  your- 
self? 

15.  Splendidly.  Every  one  was  very  jolly.  As  you  know, 
Mrs.  von  Lindenbach  gave  the  ball  to  celebrate  the  engage- 
ment of  her  niece. 

16.  What  sort  of  a  gown  did  \\\q  jiancee  wear? 

17.  A  quite  unique  sort  of  gown  of  white  velvet;  very 
elegant  and  becoming.     Agatha  looked  charming. 

18.  She  is  a  typical  Berliner;  smart  [styHsh],  highly 
educated,  and  intelligent.  She  has  many  accomplishments, 
too.     I  have  always  admired  Agatha  very  much. 

19.  In  truth,  she  is  a  dear  [the  dearest  of  all].  Every 
one  in  our  set  [circle]  is  fond  of  her.  Have  you  ever  seen 
her  fiance? 

20.  Never.  How  do  you  like  him  [how  does  he  please 
you]? 

21.  Count  Malina  is  a  very  handsome  man;  a  genuine 
cosmopolitan  [citizen  of  the  world],  with  charming  manners. 
He  made  a  very  good  impression  on  me. 

22.  He  is  of  Spanish  extraction,  is  he  not? 

23.  He  is  a  native-born  Spaniard  from  Lisbon,  a  member 
of  the  embassy  here  [of  the  here-present  embassy]. 

Ex.  SBag  fiir  eine  relgenbe  ^^rifur!  What  a  charming  way  of  arrang- 
ing the  hair? 

3.  gefc^tcft,  clever  (with  one's  hands).  —  gefc^cit,  clever  (mentally); 
intelligent. 

4.  eine  S3erfu(^ung,  a  temptation. 

5.  gelingen  (conj.  with  [cin,  impersonal  verb  requiring  dative),  to 
succeed.  ■ —  (gg  gelingt  U)m,  he  is  succeeding;  lit.,  'it  is  succeeding  to 


154  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

him'.  —  GS  Qctang  il)ncn,  they  succeeded.  —  (£ein  "ipian  ift  if)m  nidit  ge- 
lungcn,  his  plan  did  not  succeed.  —  mifelingen,  to  miscarry;  to  prove 
unsuccessful.  —  9J?ein  ^lan  ift  mir  mifelungen,  my  plan  proved  unsuc- 
cessful. 


piauberei  58. 
Untcr  jungen  3JJabf^ctt,  (b).  \ 

1.  3ft  er  tatfac^lld^i  ©panier?  3)ag  f)atte  ic^  noc^  nic^t  er- 
fal)ren2  (or,  gef)ort),  9D?einer  9D?cinung  nac^  taugt^  eine  inters 
nationale  (§f)c^  md)t§;  ahtx  bag  ift  5lnfid^tgfad)e.  —  ^(^  glaube 
trenigfteng  nic^t  baran. 

2.  SDIein  33ater  {)at  auc^  grofee  33orurteiIe^  gcgen  auSlan= 
bifdie  (fatten  fiir  beutfd)e  9}?ab(^en.  ^ei  i^m  ift  eg  gur  fijen 
3bee  gch)orbcn» 

3.  ^at  er  5lgatt)e  gratuliert? 

4.  ©r  mufete  eg  natiirlid),  urn  f)ofli(5  su  fein.  3^^  fonntc 
nid)t  umf)in  gu  ldd)eln.^ 

5.  SBann  finbet  bte  ^odigeit^  ftatt? 

6.  ^u  Oftern,  glaube  \6).  3(^  rttoc^te  fe^r  gern  ber  Xrauung 
beirDot)ncn. 

7.  3(ft  \)Cihz  au(5  grofee  ^uft  bagu.  —  3ft  eg  tDa{)r,  bag 
5lgatf)e  eine  reid)e  (Srbin  ift? 

8.  <£ie  l)at  fein  grofeeg  35erTndgen.  3f)re  Jante  ift  aber 
fe{)r  rei(^;  fie  iDtrb  tf)rer  5^i(^te  eine  9}?itgift  unb  eine  grofeartige 
5lugftattung  fc^enfcn/  fo  fagt  man. 

9.  3ft  ber  @raf  3nnggefene,  ober  Sittner?' 

10.  (5r  ift  SBittner.  S'^'^  gtiDeiten  9}2al  f)eiratet^  er  eine 
^eutfc^e  (or,  t)erf)etratet  er  fid)  mit  einer  ®eutf(f)en).  Sin  fon* 
berbareg  ^ufammentreffen! 

11.  Offenbar  ift  er  in  5lgat{)e  \z\)x  Derliebt.  (gr  f)at  \\)X  lange 
ben  §of  gemac^t. 


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6.  ©eift,  spirit.  —  ber  ^eiligc  ©eift,  the  Holy  Ghost.  —  gr  ift  ©eift= 
Kc^er,  he  is  a  clergyman.  —  geiftreic^,  intellectual,  witty;  lit.,  'rich  in 
spirit'.  —  geiftlog,  stupid,  dull.  —  ber  ^eitgeift,  spirit  of  the  age. 

7.  in  ber  Slat,  freilicfi,  [a,  aHerbingS,  truly;  indeed. 


CONVERSATION  38. 
Among  young  girls,  (b). 

1.  Is  he  really  a  Spaniard?  I  had  not  heard  that  yet. 
In  my  opinion,  an  international  marriage  is  not  good;  but 
that  is  a  matter  of  opinion.  I,  at  least,  do  not  believe  in 
them. 

2.  My  father  has  also  a  strong  prejudice  [great  prejudices] 
against  foreign  husbands  for  German  girls.  With  him  it 
has  become  a  fixed  idea. 

3.  Did  he  congratulate  Agatha? 

4.  He  was  obliged  to,  of  course,  in  order  to  be  polite. 
I  could  not  help  smiHng. 

5.  When  does  the  wedding  take  place? 

6.  At  Easter,  I  believe.  I  should  very  much  like  to  at- 
tend the  ceremony. 

7.  I,  too,  have  a  great  desire  (for  it).  —  Is  it  true  that 
Agatha  is  a  wealthy  heiress? 

8.  She  has  not  a  large  fortune.  Her  aunt,  however,  is 
very  rich;  she  will  give  her  niece  a  dowry  and  a  grand 
trousseau,  people  say. 

9.  Is  the  count  a  bachelor,  or  a  widower? 

10.  He  is  a  widower.  He  is  marrying  for  the  second  time 
a  German.     A  strange  coincidence! 

11.  Evidently  he  is  much  in  love  with  Agatha.  He  has 
courted  her  a  long  time. 


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12.  5(ufrid)tig  gcfagt,  unfre  5Igatf)e  lafet  ftd^  gern  ben  §of 
inad)cn.  3f)i*cm  eigenen  3$etter  l^at  ftc  ueulic^  einen  ^orb  9e= 
Qcbcn. 

13.  (Sclbft  al^  33a(f[ifc^^°  mar  [le  immcr  [ef)r  angte^enb  unb 
feffclnb.  —  5Id),  3I)t:e  Ui)r  ift  fte{)en  geblieben!  ^itte,  mie  biel 
U{)r  ift  e^? 

14.  (g^  t[t  genau  Jalb  fiinf.  3ft  ba^  3f)r  5lutomobiI  braufeen 
t)or  bcm  ^aufe? 

15.  34  Qtaube.  5IIfo,  fcine  ^latfdfierei  me\)x  l)eute.  3(^ 
ntufe  fort.    ^[^  2)2ontag,  liebe  (Sop{)ie! 

16.  5Ibieu,  (Slifabet^.  Sine  (Smpfef)tung  i3on  mir  an  3f)re 
gran  9[)Jutter. 

1.  bie  2:at[ac^e,  /ad.  —  ©3  ift  2:atfac^c,  t/  i^  a  fad.  —  S^ebenfac^c, 
^QUptfacfie,  see  Plauderei  3. 

2.  er[af)ren,  to  experience;  to  hear  (as  a  piece  of  news). 

3.  taugcn,  to  be  of  use;  to  be  good,  or  fit  for.  — SSop  foil  haQ  taugen? 
Of  what  use  is  that?  —  ciiT  Saugenic^tS,  a  good-for-nothing. 

4.  bie  @I)e,  marriage  (in  general).  —  bie  ^oc^jeit,  wedding  festivities. 
—  bie  S^rauung,  religious  ceremony.  —  ein  (Sf)emann,  a  married  man; 
a  husband. 

5.  ba^  Urteil,  judgment;  decision;  verdict.  —  S3orurteiI,  prejudice; 
lit.,    fore-judgment'. 

6.  lac^en,  to  laugh.  —  Icic^eln,  to  smile. 

7.  fc^enfen,  to  present  (as  a  gift).  —  geben,  to  give. 

plauberei  59. 

1.  5lu§fteigen,  meine  ^amen  unb  §erren! 

2.  SBie  l)ei6t  biefe  (Station?  SD^ufe  ic^  I)ier  umfteigen?  3cS 
fat)re  nad)  53erlin. 

3.  ^ier  mug  man  in§  ^o^amt^  (or,  I)ier  mufe  man  bur(j^ 
bie  3otIret)ifion), 


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12.  Frankly  [sincerely  said],  our  Agatha  is  a  bit  of  a  flirt. 
She  refused  her  own  cousin  recently  [to  her  own  cousin 
she  recently  gave  a  basket]. 

13.  Even  as  a  very  young  girl  she  was  always  very  at- 
tractive and  fascinating. — Oh,  your  clock  has  stopped! 
What  time  is  it,  please? 

14.  It  is  exactly  half-past  four.  Is  that  your  automobile 
outside  in  front  of  the  house? 

15.  I  think  so.  Well,  no  more  gossip  to-day.  I  must 
go.     Until  Monday,  dear  Sophie. 

16.  Good-bye,  Elizabeth.     Remember  me  to  your  mother. 


8.  cine  SBittDe,  a  widow.  —  eine  berl^eiratetc  %iOiVi,  a  married  woman. 

9.  I^eiraten,  ftc^  berfieiraten  mit,  to  marry  (someone).  —  berf)ciraten, 
to  give  in  marriage  (as  a  daughter).  —  ®ie  I)at  if)n  Qefieiratet,  or  (£ie 
I)ot  \x6)  mit  i^nt  ber^ciratet,  she  married  him.  —  ©ie  t[t  ber^eiratet,  she 
is  married.  —  ein  ^eiratSantrag,  ofer  of  marriage.  —  ®ie  ift  Derlo bt, 
she  is  engaged,  betrothed.  —  <Sie  f)at  fic^  mit  §errn  ©c^mibt  berlobt, 
she  is  engaged  to  Mr.  Smith.  —  ber  33erIobte,  ber  ^rciutigam,  betrothed, 
fiance.  —  ble  S3erIo6te,  bie  53raut,  betrothed,  fiancee.  —  ber,  or  bic  ®e= 
liebtc,  sweetheart,  beloved.  —  bie  Sraut,  bride.  —  ber  33rautigam,  bride- 
groom. —  etnc  S3erIobung  anfilnbigen,  to  announce  an  engagement.  — 
eine  55erIobung  auf^eben,  to  break  of  an  engagement. 

10.  ber  53a(lftfc^,  young  awkward  girl;  lit.,  'baked  fish'. 

CONVERSATION  39. 
At  the  custom-house. 

1.  All  out,  ladies  and  gentlemen! 

2.  What  is  the  name  of  this  station?  Must  I  change 
cars  here?     I  am  going  to  Berlin. 

3.  Here  one  must  pass  through  the  customs. 


158  AN   AMERICAN   IN    GERMANY 

(3um  Sotl&eamtcn.) 

4.  $icr  finb  meine  ©arf)en.    !Dic[cr  ,^of[cr  c^cf)ort  mir  auc^. 

5.  §abcn  ©ie  ctma^  gu  DcrsoKen-  (or,  bcflariercn,  or  t)cr= 
ftcucrn)? 

6.  3d)  ()a^c  nur  getragcnc  ^Icibcr,  3Sd[(f)e  unb  Qcbraudjte 
(2ad)cn. 

7.  SSag  l^abcn  Sie  unten  tm  goffer? 

8.  9^ur  iBuc^er,  ©tiefcl   ufin. 

9.  §abcn  (Sie  feme  3^9^^^^'^^  ober  aIfof)oIl[d)e  ©etranfe? 

10.  9lcin. 

11.  SBag  f)aben  ©te  in  biefer  ©(^ac^tel? 

12.  @g  ftnb  bIo6  ©ad^en  fiir  ben  eigenen  ©ebrauc^  barin. 

13.  T)ann  ()aben  @te  nic^tg  s"  bejaf)[en.    (Sie  fonnen  Q^xtn 
5loffer  3uf(^Iie6en.^    ^ier  ift  ber  ©d^luffel. 

1.  ber  ^oHtarif,  list  of  dutiable  articles  and  rates. — Q\t  baS  3oI(= 
pflid)tig'?  Is  that  dutiable? 

2.  DerjoIIen,  to  pay  a  duty  on.  —  beflarieren,  to  declare  as  dutiable. 

piauberei  ^0. 

1.  SBo  !ann  t(^  btefe  <B6)u^t^  (©tiefel)  reparieren  laffen? 

(®er  (Sc6uf)ma(i)er.) 

2.  ©uten  Za^,    SBa^  n3unf(^en  bie  gnabige  grau? 

3.  3(f)  ntod)te  neue  ©o{)Ien  auf  biefe  ®c^uf)e  mac^en  laffcn. 
$Bag  n)urbe  e^  foften? 

4.  (g^  foftet  bier  5D?arf  mit  5lbfa^en. 

5.  3c^  finbe  bag  rec^t  tener. 

6.  3)o3  tnei^  l(^,  Qnabige  gran,    ^ag  !2eber  ift  in  ber  le^ten 
3eit  fet)r  geftiegen. 

7.  6lann  man  bei  3f)nen  ©ummiabfa^e^  befommen? 


AN   AMERICAN  IN   GERMANY  1 59 

{To  the  customs-officer.) 

4.  Here  are  my  things.     This  trunk  belongs  to  me,  too. 

5.  Have  you  anything  to  declare? 

6.  I  have  only  clothes  that  have  been  worn,  underwear, 
and  things  that  have  been  used. 

7.  What  have  you  in  the  bottom  of  your  trunk? 

8.  Only  books,  shoes,  etc. 

9.  Have  you  no  cigars  or  alcoholic  drinks? 

10.  No. 

11.  What  have  you  in  this  box? 

12.  There  are  only  things  for  my  own  use  in  it. 

13.  Then  you  have  nothing  to  pay.     You  may  lock  your 
trunk.     Here  is  the  key. 

—  berfteuern,  to  pay  a  tax  on.  —  eine  ©teuer,  a  tax. 

3.  suge[c^Io[fen,  locked.  —  Sad  ift  audgefdiloffen,  that  is  out  of  the 
question;  impossible. 

CONVERSATION  40. 
At  the  shoemaker's. 

1.  Where  can  I  have  these  shoes  repaired? 
{The  shoemaker.) 

2.  Good  day.     What  do  you  wish,  madam? 

3.  I  should  like  to  have  new  soles  put  on  the  shoes.  What 
would  it  cost? 

4.  It  costs  four  marks  with  heels. 

5.  I  consider  that  very  dear. 

6.  I  know  that,  madam.     Leather  has  gone  up  in  price 
very  much  of  late. 

7.  Can  one  get  rubber  heels  here  [at  your  place]? 


l6o  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMiVNY 

8.  SBir  f)abcn  fie  nidjt  auf  2ao,cx,  bcnn  fie  hjcrben  in  T)mt\(i)^ 
lanb  fcf)r  uicnig  c^cbraud)t. 

9.  9laturlid)  mod)te  ic^  tie  (SoI)Icn  angenaf)t  unb  nid)t  an= 
gcnagclt  F)abcn. 

10.  Sd)on,  gnabige  grau»    5Im  greitag  njerbcn  3f)re  ®4uf)e 
fcrtig  fcin. 

I.  ein  '^aax  ©c^ul^c,  a  />a?>  of  wovian's  or  g/r/'^  ^/zoe^.  —  cin  %(iOiX 
®tic[el,  a  pair  of  boy's  or  mew'5    boots.  —  abgetragene  ©(^uf)e,  wor»- 


piauberct  ^\. 
Sn  bcr  ^a^icr^anblung  (or,  ^n^ctenc)» 

1.  Sd^  bitte  urn  ^Serjeibung;  gibt  e^  bier  in  ber  ^ai)t  eine 
^apierbanblung?  —  3(^  tt)unf(^e  ^oftpapicr.  iBitte,  geigen  (Sie 
mir  etn)a^  ® linnet  fiir  au^Icinbifcbe  ^riefe. 

2.  §ier  finb  mti)xexe  ©orten  ^ifapier  gum  au^toa^len. 

3.  §ttben  ©ie  ettoa^  beffere  Oualitat?  —  ^k  M  foftet 
ein  ^afet  eout)ert^? 

4.  giinfjebn  pfennig,  ^ncibige^  graulein* 

5.  3(b  nebme  l)unbert  55ogen  papier,  unb  t)ier  'ifafete  (Sou* 
t)ert^  baju.  @ebcn  ®ie  mir  auc^  einige  ^leiftifte  gu  jebn  pfennig 
unb  ein  gang  gemobnlic^e^  §eft. 

6.  SBoIlen  (Sie  2:inte,  ober  ![?of(^papier? 

7.  (Sin  iBIatt  !i?of(^papier  unb  eine  glafdje  2:inte  fiir  giill* 
feber.^ 

8.  SSenn  (Sie  f)ier  fremb  finb,  gncibigeS  graulein,  n)iinfc^en 
©ie  bielteic^t  einen  guijrer?^ 

9.  ^a^  fiir  giibrer  b^ben  <Sie? 

10.  3(^  bctbe  englifc^e,  frangofifcbe  unb  beutfd^e  giibrer  bur(b 
bie  (Stabt  unb  bie  Umgebung.  9^atiirlic§'  finb  fie  Diet  augfiibr= 
lic^er  al^  ^acbefer. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  l6l 

8.  We  have  not  got  them  in  stock,  for  they  are  not  much 
used  in  Germany. 

9.  Of  course  I  should  like  the  soles  sewed  on  and  not 
nailed  on. 

10.  Very  well,  madam.  On  Friday  your  shoes  will  be 
ready. 

out  shoes.  —  3c^  Tttoc^te  meine  ©ticfel  pu^en  laffen,  I  should  like  to 
have  my  hoots  polished. 

2.  ©ummifdjul^e,  rubbers,  overshoes.  —  bie  "i^antoffeln,  slippers. 

CONVERSATION  41. 
At  the  stationer's. 

1.  I  beg  pardon;  is  there  a  stationery-shop  in  the  neigh- 
borhood? —  I  wish  letter-paper.  Please  show  me  something 
thin  for  foreign  letters. 

2.  Here  are  several  kinds  of  paper  to  choose  from. 

3.  Have  you  any  better  quality?  —  How  much  does  a 
package  of  envelopes  cost? 

4.  Fifteen  pfennigs,  madam. 

5.  I  will  take  a  hundred  sheets  of  paper  and  four  pack- 
ages of  envelopes  to  match.  Give  me  also  several  pencils 
at  ten  pfennigs  each,  and  an  ordinary  blank-book. 

6.  Do  you  want  ink  or  blotting-paper? 

7.  One  sheet  of  blotting-paper  and  a  bottle  of  ink  for 
fountain  pens. 

8.  If  you  are  a  stranger  [foreign]  here,  madam,  perhaps 
you  wish  a  guide-book? 

9.  What  kinds  of  guide-books  have  you? 

10.  I  have  English,  French,  and  German  guide-books 
of ,  [through]  the  city  and  the  environs.  Of  course,  they 
are  much  more  detailed  than  Baedeker. 


l62  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

11.  3ft  cin  (Stabtptan  barin? 

12.  5incrbingg,  unb  Garten  bcr  c^anicn  (^)egcnb.  !Da^ 
S3ud)lein  foftct  nur  eine  Wflavt  fiinfunbftcb^ig. 

13.  3d&  iief)me  ba^  englifd^e.  ^onneu  ©ie  mir  biefcg  ®olb= 
ftiid  h3cd)feln? 

14.  ®an^  c^crDtfe.  —  ^anfe  bielmal^,  mcinc  !Dame.  ^ccf)ren 
©ie  unS  tBieber! 

1.  3^d^  h)iinfc^e  eine  ^^eber,  I  wish  a  pen.  —  3c5  miinfc^e  ein  gcberme[[er, 
/  wish  a  penknife. 

2.  ^^  h)unf(f)e  einen  x^u\)vtx  in  ber  englifc^en  ©prod^e,  /  should  like 
a  guide-book  in  English.  —  33ittc,  seigen  <Sie  mir  ^f)otogra)D^icn,  please 
show  7ne  some  photographs.  —  eine  '!|3f)otograpf)ie  be^  S)om§,  a  photo- 

Plauberei  ^2. 
S3cim  U^rmorf)er. 

1.  ^BoKen  (Sic  mal  meine  2^afc^enuf)r^  anfel^en. 

2.  2Ba6  \m  t^r? 

3.  33or  einigen  ^^agen  ()abe  ic^  dergeffen,  fie  auf5U5ie{)en.  3Ba]^= 
renb  ber  5^a(f)t  tft  fie  ftefien  geblieben,  unb  nun  gelit  fie  gan^  falfc^. 

4.  SBie  Diel  0ef)t  fie  tior  ober  na(5? 

5.  ©ie  6e{)t  jeben  3:ag  tnenigften^  gel^n  SD^inuten  t)or. 

6.  3(^  Qlaube  ni$t,  bafe  etma^  gerbro(5en  (or,  faput,  collo- 
quial) ift.  "^xt  U()r  brauc^t  nur  eriinblic^  gereinigt  ju  merben. 
^i3nnen  (Sie  fie  mir  auf  ein  ^aar  3:age  laffen? 

7.  3(^  fann  fie  fe{)r  f(^n3er  entbe()ren.  ^ann  i(5  irgcnb  eine 
billige  VA)X  tion  3'()nen  borgen? 

8.  ©enjij.  ^ier  ift  eine  filbcme  Xaf(^enuf)r,  bie  giemlicfi 
genau  gebt.    3d)  iDcrbe  fie  3^nen  fef)r  gem  leiben. 

9.  ^anfe  f(^bn.  —  5ln  meiner  U^r  ift  ba§  ®Ia^  jcrbroc^en. 
^itte,  fe^en  (Sie  ein  neue^  ein. 

10.  ^ie  S^wx  finb  au(^  etn)a^  Derbogen.  <Soll  id)  bie 
gange  Uf)r  in  Orbnung  bringen? 


AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  1 63 

11.  Is  there  a  map  of  the  city  in  it? 

12.  To  be  sure,  and  maps  of  the  entire  region.     The  Httle 
book  costs  only  one  mark,  seventy-five. 

13.  I  will  take  the  English  one.  —  Can  you  change  this 
gold  piece  for  me? 

14.  Most    certainly.  —  Many    thanks,  madam.  —  Honor 
us  again. 

graph  of  the  cathedral.  —  ^^  mdc^te  gern  ^]f)otograpf)ien  beS  ^aiferg 
anfe^^en,  /  should  like  to  look  at  some  photographs  of  the  Emperor.  — 
^{)otoc}rapl^ten  ber  ^auptfe^en^njiirbigfeiten  ber  ©tabt,  photographs  of 
the  principal  sights  of  the  city. 


CONVERSATION  42. 

At  the  watchmaker's. 

1.  Will  you  just  look  at  my  watch. 

2.  What  is  the  matter  with  it? 

3.  A  few  days  ago  I  forgot  to  wind  it  up.  During  the 
night  it  stopped,  and  now  it  goes  all  wrong. 

4.  How  much  does  it  gain  or  lose? 

5.  It  gains  at  least  ten  minutes  a  day. 

6.  I  do  not  believe  that  anything  is  broken.  The  watch 
only  needs  to  be  thoroughly  cleaned.  Can  you  leave  it 
with  me  for  a  few  days? 

7.  I  can  scarcely  get  on  without  it.  Can  I  borrow  of 
you  some  cheap  watch? 

8.  Certainly.  Here  is  a  silver  watch  which  keeps  pretty 
good  time.     I  will  lend  it  to  you  gladly. 

9.  Thank  you.  —  The  crystal  is  broken  on  my  watch. 
Please  put  in  a  new  one. 

10.  The  hands  are  a  little  bent,  too.  Do  you  wish  me  to 
put  the  whole  watch  in  order? 


l64  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

11,  9Ba«  trtrb  eg  f often? 

12.  UiiQefci^r  bier  Wtavt,  mein  §err. 

I.  bic    Uf)r,    c/oc^;    (also)    watch.  —  bic    Ja[cf)enuf)r,  watch;  lit., 
'pocket-clock'. 

Plauberct  ^3. 

S3cim  f^rtfcur  (or,  .^aarft^ncibcr). 

1»  33itte  urn  (Snt[(^ulbtgung ;  gibt  eg  in  ber  S^cil^e  einen  guten 
§aarf(^nciber? 

2.  fallen  ®ie  fic§  nur  linfg.    @ie  fonnen  ben  Saben  bon 
{)ier  fe]f)en. 

3.  S^  module  ben  ^au^tfrifeur  fprecfien. 

4.  SBomit  fann  i(^  bienen,  mein  §err? 

5.  3(^  tDunf($e  mic^  rafieren  gu  laffen. 

6.  SBoIlen  ©ie  fic^  auc^  bag  ^aar  fd^neiben  unb  ben  ©c^nurr- 
bart  ftn^en  laffen? 

7.  9^ur  bie  (Spi^en,  bitte.  —  9^i(^t  gn  furg. 

8.  liefer  (Stuf)I  ift  jel^t  frei  (or,  unbefe^t).    ®e^en  ®ic 
\id),  mein  §err.    ^^  I)ange  3bi^en  Uberaie!)er  an  biefen  9^ageL 

9.  5D?ac^en  (Sie,  bitte,  fo  rafc^  rtiie  moglid^.    3^  bin  fel^r 
in  ^ile. 

piauberei  ^^. 
^n  ber  6^cmtftl)cn  9Jcintgung§anftattt. 

1.  3(^  moc^te  gem  biefe  §anbfd)u()e  reinigen  laffen. 

2.  ©en3i6,   meine  ©ame. 

3.  53ig  inann  fann  id)  fie  befommen? 

4.  libermorgen  um  t)ier  ober  fiinf  Uf)r.    SSomit  fann  i(5 
fonft  bienen? 


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11.  What  will  it  cost? 

12.  About  four  marks,  sir. 


CONVERSATION  43. 

At  the  barber's. 

1.  Beg  pardon;    is  there  a  good  barber  in  the  neighbor- 
hood? 

2.  Just  keep  to  the  left.     You  can  see  the  shop  from  here. 

3.  I  wish  to  speak  to  the  head  barber. 

4.  What  can  I  do  for  you  [with  what  can  I  serve],  sir? 

5.  I  wish  to  be  shaved. 

6.  Do  you  also  want  to  have  your  hair  cut  and  your  mous- 
tache trimmed? 

7.  Only   trimmed   [only    the   ends],   please.  —   Not   too 
short. 

8.  This  chair  is  empty  now.     Sit  down,  sir.     I  will  hang 
your  overcoat  on  this  hook. 

9.  Be  as  quick  as  possible,  please.     I  am  in  a  great  hurry. 


CONVERSATION  44. 
At  the  cleaning  and  dyeing  establishment. 

1.  I  should  like  to  have  these  gloves  cleaned, 

2.  Certainly,  madam. 

3.  When  can  I  have  them? 

4.  Day  after  to-morrow  at  four  or  five  o'clock.    Is  there 
anything  else  [with  what  else  can. I  serve]? 


l66  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

5.  3ci  tnod)tc  mid)  aud)  nad)  3f)ren  ^reifen  fiir  gcirben  er= 
funbigcn.    2Ba^  foftct  e«,  eiii  2(beubf(eib  fcirben  su  laffcn? 

6.  3)q^  fomntt  barauf  an.  (Sin  einfad)e^  ^leib  foftet  un:= 
Gcfal)r  ficbcn  9}tarf;  cin  fomplisierte^  ^leib  fo[tet  neun  ober 
Sct)n  9}carf.    ipaben  (Sie  e^  mit? 

7.  §ier  ift  einc  ?3robe  be6  9D?ateriaIg.  3)enfen  ®ie,  ba6 
eg  einlaufen  h3irb? 

8.  3d)  glaube  faum,  tocil  c^  reine  ©eibe  ift.  3(^  fann  e^ 
aber  nic^t  garantieren. 

9.  3(i  mod)te  gcnau  biefe  ©c^attierung,  tt»enn  eg  mogli^  ift. 

10.  3d)  fann  bie  "iProbe  an  bie  gabrif ^  fc^icfen. 

11.  ^itte,  fragen  <Sie  btn  ^ireftor  bariiber,  unb  laffen  (©ie 
mid)  tDiffcn,  mag  er  benft.  3d)  moc^te  mir  bag  ^leib  nid^t 
ruinieren  laffen. 

I.  bie   5^0 ^nf/  factory.  —  ber   f^Q^^'ifoi^t^   manufacturer. 

piauberei  ^5. 

©ricfc. 

Models  for  addressing  letters. 

5ln  For 

gran  3oneg  Mrs.  Jones 

$ier  7  Schiller  St. 

(Scfiitterft.  7  —  II.  (2nd  floor) 

City 

^In  Mr.  Henry  Smith 

§errn  ^einrid^  (Sdimibt  Care  Dr.  Buhler 

bei  §erm  2)oftor  33u{)ler  23  Cranach  Street 

SDeutfc^tanb  {^rd  floor) 

^at)em  Munich 

SD^iinc^en  Bavaria 

Srana(^ft.  23  — III  Germany 


AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  1 67 

5.  I  should  also  like  to  inquire  about  your  prices  for 
dyeing.     What  does  it  cost  to  have  an  evening  gown  dyed? 

6.  That  depends.  A  simple  gown  costs  about  seven 
marks;  an  elaborate  gown  costs  nine  or  ten  marks.  Have 
you  it  with  you? 

7.  Here  is  a  sample  of  the  material.  Do  you  think  it 
will  shrink? 

8.  I  scarcely  think  so,  as  it  is  pure  silk.  But  I  cannot 
guarantee  it. 

9.  I  should  like  exactly  this  shade,  if  it  is  possible. 

10.  I  can  send  the  sample  to  the  factory. 

11.  Please  ask  the  manager  about  it  and  let  me  know  what 
he  thinks.    *I  should  not  like  to  have  the  gown  ruined. 


CONVERSATION  45. 

Letters. 

General  rules  for  commencing  a  letter  in  German. 

Never  begin  the  opening-sentence  with  the  word  td^. 

Commence  in  centre  of  sheet,  using  exclamation-point 
after  dedication.     Examples:  — 

Siebe  greunbin!  {Dear  friend,  fem.) 

©eef)rter  ^err  ©d^mibt!    {Dear  Mr.  Smith). 

©e{)r  0ee{)rte  grau!   {Dear  Mrs. ). 

@uer  3Sof)Igeboren!  {Dear  sir  or  ^^V^),  in  grammatical  con- 
nection with  the  letter  itself. 

There   is  not   much   variety  in    the   matter   of   endings. 

German  letters  are  usually  closed  as  follows: 

3f)r  ergebener  (or,  fef)r  ergebenfter). 

Yours  truly,  or  most  sincerely.   (By  a  man). 


1 68  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

The  following  models  of  letters  should  be  carefully  stud- 
ied as  in  no  other  phase  of  social  intercourse  is  the  German 
idiom  more  in  evidence. 


eine  (Sinlabung  jum  fitter. 

^Berlin,    ben   28.    3um. 

(Sef)r  geef)rter  ^err  Don  ©(^ilgen! 

SBenn  ©ie  \xd)  md)t  fd)on  berabrebet  f)aben,  fo  triirbe  e6  mic^ 

rec^t  freuen,  <Sie  morgen  abenb  gu  einem  einfac^en  Hbenbeffen 

(su  einem  einfac^en  !Diner)  bet  un^  gu  fe{)en»     SJJeine  (Sou[ine 

QUS  loin  ift  bei  un^  gu  iBefud^. 

l^affen  <Sie  mlc^  umgef)enb  iDiffen,  ob  td^  auf  ©ie  rec^nen 
fann. 

Ql^re  fef)r  ergebene 
3n  ©le*  @Ifa  t)on  Sramon. 

5lnne^mcnbc  5lntttJort. 

Berlin,  ben  12.  3anuar  1912, 
^ci)t  geebrte  gnabige  grau! 
^erslid)en  T)ant  fiir  3bt^^  Ueben^n)iirbige  ©nlabung,  bie  1(5 
febr  gem  annebme  (or,  ber  \(^  mid)  freue  golge  gu  leiften).  (S^ 
trirb  mir  eln  auBerorbentUc^e^  33ergnugen  berelten,  bie  53efannt:= 
fd)aft  3brer  rcigenben  (Soufine  madden  ^n  fonnen.  ^Bitte,  em= 
pfeblen  <Bk  mid)  beften^  ^l)Xtm  ^errn  ©emabl 

9)?it  ©rufeen  an  bie  ganje  gamtlie  unb  noc^maligem  lnm= 
gem  X)anf 

Qbt  Qtt^S  ergebener 

(graft  t)on  ©diilgen. 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  1 69 


3()rc  ergebene  (or,  gait^  ergebene). 
Yours  sincerely.     (By  a  woman) « 
3f)t:e  ©ie  liebenbe.     F(?ifr  loving. 


An  invitation  to  dinner. 

Berlin,  June  28th. 
Dear  Mr.  von  Schilgen: 
If  you  have  no  other  engagement,  I  should  be  very  glad 
to  have  you  dine  with  us  quite  informally  to-morrow  even- 
ing.   My  cousin  (fem.)  from  Cologne  is  visiting  us. 

Let  me  know  by  return  mail  if  I  may  count  upon  you. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 
In  haste,  Elsie  von  Cramon. 


Acceptance. 

Berlin,  January  12,  '12. 
Dear  Mrs.  — :  [Very  honored  gracious  madam:] 
Sincere  thanks  for  your  kind  invitation,  which  I  shall  be 
very  glad  to  accept.     It  will  give  me  great  pleasure  [to  be 
able]   to  make  the  acquaintance  of  your  charming   cousin. 
Please   give    my   best  regards  to  your   husband.     With 
remembrances   to  all   your  family  and  once  more    sincere 
thanks. 

Yours  most  truly, 

Ernst  von  Schilgen. 


lyo  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

3lbft^Iagtgc  5lntti)ort. 

Berlin,  ben  12.  !Desember» 
<Sef)r  gcc!)rte  gnabtge  grau! 
(Sg  tut  mir  unfctglic^  leib,  ha\i  ft)ir  un^  fiir  SO^ittmoc^  abetib 
fdion  Dcrabrebet  tiaben.  SD^orgen  friiJ)  fa{)ren  iDir  ab,  urn  baS 
SBei6nad)t^fe[t  bei  tneinen  (gitem  in  Berlin  gu  feiern.  Hnbern= 
fall^  tDiirben  roir  un^  fef)r  gefreut  t)aben,  3f)re  freunbli(fte  (Sin- 
labung  ansunef)men  (or,  3{)rer  freunbli(^en  (Sinlabung  golge  ^u 
leiften). 

SO?ein  9D?ann  lafet  ®ie  bielmal^  Qtiifeen  unb  Ifiofft,  @ie  moglic^ft 
balb  su  fef)en» 

36^^e  fef)r  ergebene 

©lifabetf)  (Scfimibt. 


©tnlobung  sum  S^cc. 

Berlin,  ben  9.  5IpriI, 
©eefirter  §err  Don  ©elbacfi! 
SBenn  (^ie  iiber  3f)re  3^it  i^^^t  fdion  anbermett  Derfiigt  f)aben, 
fo  tniirben  ©ie  un^  elne  groje  greube  berelten,  menn  ^Bk  morgen 
urn  fitnf  ]Xi)X  ben  ^ee  bei  un^  einnef)men  tDoIlten. 
3f)re  fe!)r  ergebene 

9}Mgba  t)on  ^erg. 


@ef(^aft)§bnef. 

$erm  ®.  (Seibel, 
Berlin. 

Untergeic^neter  eriaubt  fi(^  bie  5lnfrage  ^u  ftelten,  ob , 

3c^  lege  eine  53riefmarfe  jur  ^liidfanttDort  bei  unb  erfucfie 
{)ofli(§ft  um  balbmdglid^fte  9D^itteiIung» 
§0(^a(^tunggt3oll 
^  (Srnft  Don  (S(^ilgen, 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  171' 

Regrets. 

Berlin,  Dec.  12th. 
Dear  Mrs.  — : 
I  am  extremely  sorry  [to  me  it  makes  unspeakable 
sorrow]  that  we  have  already  made  an  engagement  for  Wed- 
nesday evening.  To-morrow  morning  we  start  for  Berlin  to 
spend  Christmas  with  my  parents  [lit.  to-morrow  early  we 
travel  away,  in  order  to  celebrate  the  Christmas  festival 
with  my  parents  in  Berlin].  Otherwise  we  should  have 
been  delighted  to  accept  your  kind  invitation. 

My  husband  wishes  to  be  remembered  to  you  and  hopes 
to  see  you  as  soon  as  possible. 

Yours  very  sincerely, 

Elizabeth  Smith. 

An  invitation  to  tea. 

Berlin,  April  9th. 
Dear  Mr.  von  Gelbach: 
If  you  are  not  otherwise  engaged  [have  not  already  other- 
wise disposed  of  your  time],  you  would  give  (prepare)  us 
(a)  great  pleasure   if  you  would  take  tea  with   us   at  five 
o'clock  to-morrow. 

Yours  very  sincerely, 

Magda  von  Berg. 

Business  letter. 

Dear  sir: 
The  undersigned  wishes  to  ask  if  [allows  himself  to  put 
the  question  if],  etc. 

I  enclose  a  stamp  for  reply  and  beg  [most  politely]  for  as 
speedy  a  reply  as  possible. 

Respectfully, 

Ernst  von  Schilgen. 


172  AN   AMERICAN   IN    GERMANY 

(Sucr  ^od)tx>ol)tgcborcu  becf)rcn  njir  un§  niitjutcilen,  ba^^  wiv 
bic  53cftcniing  bcfoinmcii  unb  bie  ^cibe  ebcn  abgefc^icft  f)abcn. 
$od)ad)tun9^t)oll 

©ebruber  ^od). 

A  letter  directed  Ohmstr.  i  G.  b.  would  be  delivered  at  Number 
I,  Ohm  Street  in  the  separate  villa  in  rear  court,  or  garden. 
Note.  —  G.  b.  means  „©artcngebaube"   (lit.,  'garden-building)'. 

Useful  Phrases. 

SBotlen  ©ie  giitigft  aUt  33rie[e  an  biefe  2lbre[[e  beforbern,  please  forward 
all  letters  to  this  address.  —  9^ac^fenbcn!  or,  9]a(f)[d^t(fen!  Forward! 
(Outside  of  letters).  —  93?it  nocfiinaligem  T)ant,  with  thanks  once  more, 
i.e.  again  many  thanks.  —  ©oeben  t)ahe  id)  Qf)vcn  iBricf  erf)alten,  have 

piauberct  ^6. 
5luf  bem  ^am^fcr.    SBiebcr  in  ber  ^eimnt 

1.  3ft  I)ier  ba^  ^Bureau  ber  §amburg=5Imcrifa  ^iiiic?  (or, 
be^  9^orbbeutfd)ett  :2Iol)b?) 

2.  3ati3of)I,  mein  §err, 

3.  S^  inoc^te  eine  iJ^aiiite^  (or,  5labine)  erfter  £Iaf[e  auf 
bem  ^Dampfer  „^atfer  SBiI()eIm"  belegen. 

4.  3ur  li3eld)e§  !I)atum,  mein  ^err? 

5.  giir  htn  fiebenunbstuansigften.  S^W^  ^'^^  t^^^  QcfcilUgft 
ben  ^^\an  bcS  ®d)ifie§.  —  3ft  biefe  Sabine  fd^on  belegt? 

6.  9lein,  fie  i[t  nod)  frei. 

7.  SSie  Uiele  3(^lafpla^e  f)at  fie? 

8.  3tDei. 

9»  SBa^  foftet  bie  ganje  Sabine? 

10.  (Sinf)nnbertt)iersig  !I)oIlar^. 

11.  3(^  nef)me  bie  gan^e  £abine.  (5^  ift  it)of)t  moglid),  baft 
ein  33ertt)anbter  t)on  mir  im  le^ten  ^lugenblid  ben  stDeiten  ®d)lafs 
pla^  nimmt. 


AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  1 73 

Dear  sir,  or  madam  [Highwellborn  one]: 
We  have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  we  have  received 
your  order,  and  have  just  sent  the  silk. 

Respectfully,     Koch  Bros.    , 

just  received  your  letter.  —  ^6)  Jrerbe  ©ie  moglidjft  balb  it)i[fen  laffen,  / 
will  let  you  know  as  soon  possible. 

®eut[(^e  ©c^rift  {German  script)  is  in  these  days  falling  somewhat 
into  disuse.  In  business  letters  it  is  little  employed.  It  is  still 
used  by  elderly  persons,  particularly  women,  and  is  taught  in  the 
schools,  as  well  as  the  Lateinische  Schrift  (Latin  script),  which  is  like 
our  own.  It  is  well  to  know  how  to  read  German  script,  even  if 
the  student  does  not  care  to  write  it. 


CONVERSATION  46. 
On  the  steamer.     Home  again. 

1.  Is  this  the  office  of  the  Hamburg- American  Line 
{or,  of  the  North  German  Lloyd)? 

2.  Yes,  sir. 

3.  I  should  like  to  engage  a  first-class  cabin  on  the  steamer 
''Kaiser  Wilhelm". 

4.  For  what  date,  sir? 

5.  For  the  twenty-seventh.  Kindly  show  me  the  plan 
of  the  ship.  —  Is  this  stateroom  already  engaged? 

6.  No,  it  is  not  yet  engaged. 

7.  How  many  berths  has  it? 

8.  Two. 

9.  What  does  it  cost  to  take  it  alone? 

10.  A  hundred  and  forty  dollars. 

11.  I  will  take  the  whole  stateroom.  It  is  quite  possible 
that  a  relative  of  mine  may  take  the  second  berth  at  the  last 
moment. 


174  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

12.  ($§  ift  bie  9icgel,  bie  $alfte  be6  gaf)rgelbc^  tm  borau§ 
gu  bcsal)Icu,  niciu  §err.  —  3)anfe  [c^on.  §ier  i[t  3f)re  Ouit= 
tuiiG. 

13»  Um  h)ie  tiiel  Uf)r  gef)!  ber  ^ampfer  ah? 

14.  $©cgen  bcr  glut,  um  ad)t  Uf)r  ^D^orgeng.  ®ic  fonncn 
bie  9tad)t  t)or()er  an  ^orb  fcf)Iafen,  toenn  eg  3f)nen  betiebt. 

(5tuf  bem  (Sdjiff.) 

15.  SCelc^er  5^ation  ge()ort  bag  ®(^i[f  auf  ©teuerborb^  an? 
3ft  eg  WiDebifc^? 

16.  Sd)  iDcig  c§  md)t  gcnau.  3d)  mcrbe  biefen  9Q?atrofcn 
hana^  fragen. 

17.  SD^ad^en  inir  einen  ©pagiergang  auf  bem  anberen  T)td. 
(Sg  h3cf)t  ein  ftarfer  ^^orbtoinb.     §{er  tnerben  tdix  nafe. 

18.  <Sc()en  ©ie  bie  ^^ifc^^nbed^'iPaffagiere!  ®ie  fef)en  red^t 
fauber  unb  anftctnbig  aug,  nid)t  lt)af)r? 

19.  §ier  fommt  ber  !^edftetT3arb  mit  bem  Xeetablett.  ^er 
2;ee  ift  bag  befte  9[)HtteI  gegett  bie  ©eefranf^eit. 

20.  ^aben  @ie  ba^  ^lafat  l)eute  nadimittag  angefe^en? 

21.  mm.    SSag  gibt  eg  g^eueg? 

22.  Hug  2Saf()ington  h^irb  bra^tlog  gcmelbet,  bafe  X^ — 
of)ne  3^stfel  gum  ^rafibenten  erU3af)It  U)irb. 

23.  H(^  ^immel!  §eute  ift  gerabe  ^af)Itag.  3^  f)atte 
eg  gang  oergeffen.    5Iuf  bem  9D?eer  terlduft  bie  3eit  fo  eintonig. 

24.  3*  ti^ill  mit  3f)nen  auf  bag  9^efultat  tDetten.^ 

25.  3Sergeif)en  (Sie,  i(^  tt)ette^  grunbfa^Ii(5  niemalg. 

26.  3d)  bitte  taufenbmal  um  (Sntfd)ulbigung.  SSie  ge- 
banfenlog  bon  mir!  '  3c^  S^itte  eg  momentan  bergeffen,  ha\i  ©ie 
@eiftlid)er  finb.    (Sg  tnar  ein  unt)ergei()Ii(^er  gei)ler  t)on  mir. 

27.  arta(^en  ®ie  fic^  feine  ©ebanfen  bariiber.  @g  ift  fc^on 
tiergeffen.  —  !Der  Jlapitcin  bef)auptet,  bafe  tuir  bie  ^iifte  t)on 
^ong  3^icinb  nod)  I)eute  in  (Sid)t  befommen. 


AN  AMERICAN  IN  GERMANY  1 75 

12.  It  is  the  rule  to  pay  half  of  the  passage-money  in 
advance,  sir.  —  Thank  you.     Here  is  your  receipt. 

13.  At  what  hour  does  the  steamer  leave? 

14.  At  eight  in  the  morning,  on  account  of  the  tide.  You 
can  sleep  on  board  the  night  before,  if  you  care  to. 

{On  the  ship.) 

15.  To  what  country  does  the  ship  on  the  starboard  be- 
long?    Is  it  Swedish? 

16.  I  am  not  sure  (of  it).     I  will  inquire  of  this  sailor. 

17.  Let  us  take  a  walk  on  the  other  deck.  There  is  a 
strong  north  wind  blowing.     We  are  getting  wet  here. 

18.  See  the  steerage-passengers.  They  look  quite  clean 
and  respectable. 

19.  Here  comes  the  deck-steward  with  the  tea-tray.  Tea 
is  the  best  remedy  against  sea-sickness. 

20.  Have  you  looked  at  the  bulletin-board  this  afternoon? 

21.  No.     What  is  the  news? 

22.  It  is  given  out  by  wireless  from  Washington  that  X  — 
is  without  doubt  elected  president. 

23.  Heavens!  To-day  is  indeed  Election  Day.  I  had 
forgotten  it  entirely.  The  time  goes  along  so  monotonously 
on  the  ocean. 

24.  I  will  make  a  bet  with  you  over  the  result. 

25.  Pardon  me.     As  a  matter  of  principle,  I  never  bet. 

26.  I  beg  a  thousand  pardons.  How  thoughtless  of 
me!  I  had  forgotten  for  the  moment  that  you  were  a  clergy- 
man.    It  was  an  unpardonable  mistake  on  my  part. 

27.  Don't  think  of  it  [make  yourself  no  thoughts  about  it]. 
It  is  already  forgotten.  —  The  captain  says  [asserts]  we  shall 
come  in  sight  of  the  Long  Island  coast  to-day. 


176  AN    AMERICAN    IN    GERMANY 

28.  '^a^  {ft  inol)!  umlid). 
(©pater.) 

29.  3d)  faun  ftunn  luartcu,  h[i!>  ba^  (Sd)iff  an  bcr  SSerft 
anlcgt.    9)?c{n  53ruber  "mixb  mic^  bort  ab^olcn. 

30.  dJTiv  tft  bange  t)or  bem  ^oHamt.  iBei  un«  ift  man  je^t 
fo  ftreng. 

31.  @(^auen  @te  nur!  !I)ie  greif)eit^(:jotttn  tft  f(f)on  ftd^t^ 
bar  unb  je^t  oud)  bie  SSoIfenfra^cr  t)on  9leut)orf. 

32.  Wiv  fommen  fie  f)eute  h)ie  alte  greunbe  t)or,  bie  „WdU 
font  men"  fag  en. 

33.  5Ing  Sanb! 

1.  bie  Sabine,  bie  ^aiiite,  stateroom.  —  (Srfte  ^aiiite,  first  cabin.  — 
^rt^eite  ^QJiite,  second  cabin. 

2.  ber  ©teuermonn,  ^r^/  mate.  —  ber  3^eite  <Steuermann,  ber  Unter= 
fteuermann,  second  mate.  —  ha%  Sotfenboot,  pilot-boat.  —  .^elfcn  <Sie 
mir  auf  S)ed,  ©tetoarb,  mir  ift  unlDol^I,  steward,  help  me  on  deck,  I 


AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY  1 77 

28.  That  is  quite  possible, 
{Later). 

29.  I  can  scarcely  wait  till  the  ship  touches  the  wharf. 
My  brother  will  meet  me  there. 

30.  I  dread  the  custom-house.     They  are  so  strict  with 
us  now. 

31.  Just  look!     The  Goddess  of  Liberty  is  in  sight  and 
now,  too,  the  New  York  sky-scrapers. 

32.  To-day  they  seem  to  me  like  old  friends  who  are 
saying  "Welcome"! 

33.  All  ashore! 

feel  ill.  —  2Bo  i[t  bie  ©trtrarbe^?   ^^  l^abe  fc^ott  langc  ^ett  gefltngelt, 
where  is  the  cabin  stewardess?  I  have  rung  a  long  time.  —  Sin  tDeI(^en 
Orten  legt  "iiCi^  ®cf)i[f  an?  At  what  ports  does  the  ship  touch? 
3.  ^6)  toette,  /  wager;  I  bet.  —  Siopp!  /  will  take  you  up. 


APPENDIX 

About  German  money. 

S)a§  ©elb,  money. 
®a§  23argelb,  cash. 

(Sttt)a§  ^a|)iergelb,  some  paper  iftoney. 
(Sin  ©olbftiic!,  a  gold  piece. 

(Sine  ^D^iinje,  a  coin.  —  (Sine  ©amntlung  t)on  ^O^iinjen,  a  coin- 
collection. 

2WiittjeiHticrtc.  Values  of  coins. 

10  pfennig,  2  a?td  three  tenths  cents. 

25  pfennig,  j  and  seven  eights  cents. 

50  pfennig,  //  and  three  quarters  cents. 

1  5Dlarf,  2j  and  a  half  cents. 

20  max\,  $4.71. 

More  roughly  reckoned,  one  usually  estimates:  Four  marks 
L;r:$i.oo;  One  hundred  marks  ==  $25.00. 

The  inexactness  of  this  calculation  is  shown  when  one  cashes  a 
larger  sum.  For  $100.00  one  usually  obtains  about  405^  marks, 
instead  of  400. 

Useful  phrases. 

2So  fonn  man  amerifanifct)e§  (^elb  lt)erf)jeln  laffen?  Where  can  one 
get  Atnerican  money  changed  {into  German')? 

S3itte  geben  Sie  mtr  fiir  jmattjig  SJJarf  !leine§  ©elb,  give  me  change 
for  20  marks.,  please. 

^c^  '^abe  fein  ©elb  bei  miv,  /  have  no  money  with  7ne. 

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Dates. 


?.1?ontag,  ^icn-otag,  93cittiuocf),  Mojuiay^  Tuesday^  Wednesday. 

Tonncrc^mj,  ^^-veitng,  Thursday,  Friday. 

3onuabcnb   (North   Germany),  Samc^tag  (South   Germany), 

Saturday. 
3onntng,  Sunday. 

;5anuar,  (Vr^bruar,  ^Jtarg,  January,  February,  March. 
^l(pri(,  ^l^cai,  Z^\\\,  ^uli,  April,  May,  Jicne,  July. 
"Odiguft,  September,  Oftober,  August,  Septe^nder,  October. 
'I'cottember,  ^ejember,  N'ovember,  December. 
9?eiin5e^nl)unbertelf,  191 1. 

SDtontag, ben  breumb5inan5igften  Wax^^,  Monday,  March  23rd. 
©eftevn,  yesterday.     §eute,  to-day. 
'i)Jcorgeit;  iibermorgen,  to-morrow;  day  after  to-morroiu. 
Woxo^txi  frii^,  to-fnorrow  monmig. 
93iDrgen  nadjmittag,  to-morrow  afternoon. 
^HZorgen  obenb,  to-morrow  evening. 
©eftern  abenb,  last  eveniiig 
§eute  abenb,  this  evening. 
^Borgel'tem,  day  before  yesterday. 
^orige  33orf)e,  last  week. 
S^origes  ^af)r,  last  year. 
S?origen  93?onQt,  last  month. 
9?dd))"te  5Sod)e,  next  week. 
5tdd]fte§  Sq^^'/  f^^^l  y&ar. 
9?dd)ften  ^3Jconat,  next  month. 
^rei  unb  ein  fialbeS  ^a^r,  three  years  and  a  half. 
?(nbertr)alb  S^tj^e,  a  year  and  a  half. 
Seit  93Zitte  September,  since  the  middle  of  September. 
9tnd)  35erlauf  tion  jiuet  ^Ftonaten,  after  two  months. 
^ir  ge[)en  5(nfang^3  5{uguft  fort,  we  are  going  away  the  beginning 

of  August. 
^nner'^alb  be^5  le^tcn  93lonat§,  within  the  last  iji07ith. 
S)er  iDiebielte  ift  f)eute?     What  day  of  the  month  is  it? 


APPENDIX  lOI 

SBa^3  fiir  einen  SBodjentog  Xjalmi  \v\x  "^eute?  IV/ia^  day  of  the  week 
is  it? 

Telling  Time. 

28ie  t)iel  lir)r  tft  ea?     What  time  is  it? 

9JtitternQd)t.  or,  ^^uolf  UI}r  9?ad)t§,  midnight. 

SJJittag,  or,  3tt)oIf  Ufjr,  midday,  7ioon-ti?ne. 

fyiinf  ^inuten  iiacf)  ^luolf,  yf?^^  jnimites  past  twelve. 

3el)n  ^Jiinuten  nod)  ^tuolf,  ten  7nimites  past  twelve. 

©in  ^iertel  nad)  5iui)([,  or:  (Sin  SSiertel  auf  ein§,  «  qtiarter  past 
twelve. 

Qtfanjig  ^]!J?inuten  nad)  gliuUf,  twenty  mimites  after  twelve. 

^unfunb^lDan^ig  93tiuuten  nndi  ginolf,  twenty-five  mimites  after 
twelve. 

^aI6  em§,  half  past  twelve. 

S'unfunbjlnanjig  5[lanuteu  t)or  (North  Germany)  ein§,  twenty- 
five  7ni7iutes  of  one. 

f^iinfunb^inanjiij  3)tinuten  bi§  cin§  (South  Germany),  twetityfive 
mifintes  of  one. 

^iDangig  9}Jinuten  t)or  ein§,  twenty  minutes  of  one. 

(Sin  SSiertel  t)or  ein§,  or,  breiutevtel  auf  eini^,  a  quarter  of  o?te. 

|]e!)n  9Jcinuten  bor  ein§,  /^«  minutes  of  one. 

%va\\  SJZinuten  t»or  ein§,  five  mijiutes  of  otie. 

(S^3  i[t  ein  lli)r,  it  is  one  o'clock. 


Railroad-time  is  given  as  in  English. 

(Sin  llf)r  fiinf5ef)n,  one  fifteen.  ^fJadjmittag^^  in  the  afternoon, 

(£in  lU)r  tiier^ig,  oneforty.,  etc.  5(benb§,  in  the  eve^iing. 

SSonnittag§,  z;^  the  forenoon.  ??ad)t§,  zw  //z*?  7iight. 

9^eun  Uf)r  borntittag'S,  ///«^  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
©ieben  llfir  a6enb§,  J(?z/^«  o'clock  in  the  evening. 


l82  AN   AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 


Restaurant  Vocabulary. 

SSa§  fiir  Su^ipen  '^nben  ®le?     What  kinds  of  soup  have  youf 
SSa^Sfiir  S-ijd)  riabenSic?  "         "       ''fish      "        " 

Stocffifrf),  codfish.  Sac^§,  salmon, 

^etfefijd),  whiting.  Seejunge,  Sole, 

^tuftern,  oysters. 
2Ba6  fiir  ^^leifc^  '^aben  ©ie  ?     ^-^«/  7neats  have  you  f 

Siinbfleifc^,  beef.  OJinberbraten,  roastbeef. 

33eaf[teaf,  beefsteak. 
5f?ic^t  ftar!  gebroten,  or,  englifc^,  r«r^,  «^/  •z£/^//  ^^w^. 
©tar!  gcbraten,  or,  'E)alb  englifd),  well-done. 

|)ammelfleifd),  tnutton.  ^oteletten,  chops. 

^atb[leifd),  veal.  ©tlt)a§  ©auce,  j-^w^  gravy. 

SSa§  fiir  (SJefliigel  ^aben  ©ie?     What  fowl  have  you? 
SSa§  fiir  SSilbbret  ^aben  ©ie?     ^-^«/  game  have  youf 

§iil)nerbraten,  roast  chicken.  ^nte,  duck, 

"J^rut^atp,  turkey.  (^an§,  ^^<?j^. 

Sfleb^u^n,  partridge.  i^afan,  pheasant. 

2Sa§  fiir  ®emiife  ^aben  ©ie?  ^>^^/  vegetables  have  you? 

(£tltJa§  S3Iutnenfo^I,  j-^w^  cauliflower.      ^o(}I,  cabbage. 

©pinat,  spinach.  S3o^nen,  <^^«;w. 

3tt)iebeln,  options.  ^        ^artoffeU^jiiree,  mashed  potatoes 

53a§  fiir  Dbft  (g-riic^te)  ^aben  ©ie?     What  fruits  have  you? 

©rbbeereu,  strawberries.  ©d)Iagfa^ne,  whipped  cream^ 

5lpfelfinen,  Orangen,  oranges.         ^^wa^tzxtv.,  raspberries. 

Gine  Orange,  a7t  orange.  ©iite  Bit^'i^nc,  a  leinon. 

9KeIone,  a  ?nelon.  5lnana§,  pineapple. 

S3ananen,  bananas.  5lpritofen,  apricots. 

Srauben,  grapes.  Sf^iiffe,  nuts. 

^o'^anni^beeren,  ctirrants.  ^flautnen,  plums. 

^firfic^e,  peaches.  ^irfd)en,  cherries. 

SSeiBbrot,  white  bread.  ©c^loar^brot,  blackbread. 

©c^tDcijer  ^afe,  Swiss  cheese.         SJa'^mtafe,  cream  cheese. 


APPENDIX  183 

Names  of  principal  countries  and  their  inhabitants. 

Nothing  is  more  difficult  to  find  in  a  dictionary  than  the  above, 
given,  as  is  usual,  with  abbreviations.  At  the  same  time  it  is  im- 
possible to  carry  on  a  conversation  without  constant  reference 
to  the  countries  one  intends  to  visit,  or  which  one  has  already 
visited. 

5tmeri!a;  ein  5lmertfaner;  eine  3lmeri!anerin;  amerifanijc^. 

America;  American  (masc.) ;  Americufi  (fem.) ;  American  (adj.). 

(Snglanb;  ein  Gngldnber;  eine  Gngldnberin;  englifc^. 

England;  an  Englishman;  a7i  English  woman;  English  (adj.)^ 

i^ranfreic^;  ein  granjoje;  eine  g-rangijfin;  frangoftfc^  (adj.). 

France;  a  Frenchman;  a  French  woman;  French. 

S)eutfd)lQnb;  ein  ^eutjc^er;  eine  S)eutjd)e;  beutfd)  (adj.). 

Germajty;  a  German;  a  German  woman;  German. 

^talien;  ein  ^taliener;  eine  i^taltenerin;  italienifc^. 

Italy;  an  Italian  (masc);  an  Italian  woman;  Italian. 

©I^anien;  ein  ©|3anier;  eine  ©panierin;  fpantfd)  (adj.). 

Spain;  a  Spa7iiard {v[i2iSC.)\  a  Spanish  woman;  Spanish. 

|)oIIanb;  ein  ^oEanber;  eine  ^oUanberin;  l^ollanbijc^  (adj.). 

Holland;  a  Dutchman;  a  Dutch  woman;  Dutch. 

SSelgien;  ein  S3elgier;  eine  S3elgierin;  belgifc^  (adj.). 

Belgium;  a  Belgiaji ;  a  Belgian  woman;  Belgiaft. 

^anemar!;  ein  S)dne;  eine  '2)dnin;  bdnijc^  (adj.). 

Denmark;  a  Datie;  a  Danish  woman;  Danish. 

e^ina  (c^  as  in  9JJabc£)en);  ein  6§ine)e;  eine  G^inefin;  c^inefifd)  (adj.). 

China;  a  Chinaman;  a  Chinese  woman;  Chinese. 

©riedjenlanb;  ein  ©riec^e;  eine  65ned)in;  griec^ifd)  (adj.), 

Greece;  a  Greek;  a  Greek  woman;  Greek. 

£)fterreid);  ein  Ofterreidjer;  eine  £))lerreid)erin;  i3[terreid)ifc^  (adj.). 

Austria;  an  Austrian  (masc);  an  Austrian  woman;  Austrian. 

gflu^Ianb;  ein  9f?u jje;  eine  Sinjfin;  ruffifd)  (adj.). 

Russia;  a  Russian;  a  Russian  wo7nan;  Russian. 

%vt  ©c^roei^;  ein  ©^luetger;  eine  ©djiueiserin;  jc^ioeiger  (adj.  inde- 
clinable). 


184  AN  AMERICAN   IN   GERMANY 

Switzerland;  a  Swiss  (masc);  a  Swiss  (fern.);  Swiss. 
Storiucgcn;  cin  9?onucger;  eiue  ^coriDcgerin;  noriuegifd)  (adj.). 
Norway;  a  Norwegian  (masc.) ;  a  Norwegiaji  woman;   Norwe* 

gian. 
Sd)iucbcn;  ein  (Sc()lticbc;  cine  ©c()Hiebin;  fcl)ir)ebijd)  (adj.). 
Sweden;  a  Swede  {yci-AS,z.)\  a  Swedish  woman;  Swedish. 
93al)ern;  53at)er  (pron.  like  English  word  '■'■  buyer'"');  ^atjerin;  bQl)^ 

rifcf)  (adj.). 
Bavaria;  a  Bavarian  (masc);  a  Bavarian  woman;  Bavariati. 
^rcufjcn;  ein  ^rcuf)e;  eiue  ^H'eutnn;  ipreufjtfd)  (adj.). 
Prussia;  a  Prussian  (masc);  a  Prussian  woman:  Prussian. 


Cities. 

^ari§  (pron.  Pareess^);  ein  ^arijer;  eine  ^ariferin;  'parijer  (indecl. 

adj.). 
Paris;  a  Parisian  (masc);  a  Parisian  (fern.);  Parisian. 
Sonbon;  fionbOner;  Soni)Dnerin;  2i3nbouer  (indecl.  adj.). 
London;  a  Londoner  (masc.) ;  a  Londoner  (fem.) ;  London. 


Names  of  cities,  varying  greatly  from  English  form. 

5'Jiirnberg,  Nuremberg.  @enf,  Geneva. 

SSenebig,  Venice.  SSicn  (pron.  Veeri),  Vienna. 

bcr  C^'i'^S/  Tf^^  Hague.  ^''oS.w,  Cologne. 

9^550,  Nice.  5iJtiind)en,  Munich. 

Note.  For  certain  cities,  the  ending  "««^r"  is  used  when 
forming  adjectives  or  names  of  inhabitants. 

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